Saluting Nature Photography Day with a portrait of trees still living a century later (LOC) by The L
Saluting Nature Photography Day with a portrait of trees still living a century later (LOC) by The Library of Congress What do you think: the original title mentions the “Three Graces,” but is the tree in the foreground the Bachelor tree in the Mariposa Grove of Giant Sequoias? ——– Detroit Photographic Co., photographerMariposa Grove of big trees. “Three graces” [ca. 1900] 1 photograph : photochrom print ; sheet 23 x 18 cm. Summary: Photograph shows giant sequoia tree at Mariposa Grove, Yosemite National Park, California, with man standing next to it and a horse-drawn carriage driving nearby. Notes: - Title from Catalogue J. - part two, plain, platinum and hand colored photographs of American scenery and architecture. Detroit: Detroit Photographic Company. 1901, page 7, no. 06258. - Detroit Publishing Company Photograph Collection (Library of Congress). Information about the collection is available at Detroit Publishing Company - About this Collection - Prints & Photographs Online Catalog (Library of Congress) - Exhibited as a digital copy in: “Not an Ostrich: And Other Images from America’s Library” at the Annenberg Space for Photography, 2018; Detroit Publishing Co. section. Subjects: Giant sequoias–California–Mariposa Grove–1890-1910. Format: Photochrom prints–1890-1910. Rights Info: No known restrictions on publication. Repository: Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division, Washington, D.C. 20540 USA, hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.print Higher resolution image is available (Persistent URL): hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/ppmsca.53299 Call Number: LOT 9057 https://flic.kr/p/2geuKNL -- source link
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