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English: Ancient Giant Redwoods (Sequoiadendron giganteum) trees, after being cut down in the 19th century.
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Lithograph showing a party of 32 people dancing on the stump of the '"Discovery Tree", North Calaveras Grove, Calaveras County, California
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Photo of the 30-foot section of the "General Noble Tree" on display at the 1893 World Columbian Exposition in Chicago; later also displayed on The Mall in Washington, D.C.
Drawing of "General Noble Tree" after it was subsequently taken to the United States Department of Agriculture's Arlington Experimental Farm, on the grounds of the historic Custis-Lee family estate in Arlington, Virginia (present day Arlington Cemetery) — where it was later "misplaced".
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Scanned from: Hewes, J.J. 1984. Redwoods: The World's Largest Trees. Gallery Books.


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