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The Tripod, 94 feet circumference by Carleton E. Watkins — VisualArtsDB

The Tripod, 94 feet circumference

The Tripod, 94 feet circumference

Carleton E. Watkins

1865–1866

Medium: Albumen silver print from glass negative
Genre: Photograph
Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

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[Trees in Calaveras Grove and Views of Yosemite, California]

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Section of the Grizzly Giant with Galen Clark, Mariposa Grove, Yosemite

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The Father of the Forest, 112 feet circumference, Calaveras Grove

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