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C.L. Weed
The Sentinels, Big Tree Grove
1864
Albumen print
20 1/2 x 16 ins
The 19th Century Rare Book and Photograph Shop
LL/61827
"The ‘Sentinels,’ about 50 feet in circumference, and 275 feet high, stand guard at the entrance of the grove, like giants at the portal of an enchanted palace; and between them, with head uncovered, you pass into this grand temple of nature" (Samuel Kneeland, 1872, Wonders of the Yosemite Valley, and of California, (Boston: Alexander Moore, Lee & Shepard / New York: Lee, Shepard & Dillingham)).
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