General-Noble-a-giant-sequoia-tree-in-Converse-Basin-Grove-1892-firstcut.jpg


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Summary

Description
English: Woodsmen cut away the top of section of the General Noble tree in 1892. The bottom section was late removed and sent to Chicago for display at the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition.
Date
Source Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection, OpenUCLA Collections
Author Curtis, C. C. (Charles Curtis), 1862-1956
Camera location 36° 43′ 02.13″ N, 118° 32′ 16.45″ W Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap. View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMap info

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Captions

Workers begin dismantling the General Noble tree.

36°43'2.129"N, 118°32'16.451"W

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