Road near the "Three Sisters Trees" in Sequoia National Park, California, 1922

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Artifact Overview

This photograph from 1922 shows giant sequoia trees in Sequoia National Park, California, dwarfing an automobile. A popular tourist attraction, this National Park is the second oldest in the United States and home to the world's largest trees.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Photographic print

Date Made

1922

Subject Date

1922

Location

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

P.DPC.078184

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford.

Material

Paper (Fiber product)

Technique

Gelatin silver process
Toning (Photography)

Color

Brown

Dimensions

Height: 6.75 in
Width: 4.75 in

Inscriptions

Handwritten in ink on back: Roosevelt Sequoia National Park, The Three Sisters, Moro Road, Calif. On lower edge front: COPR. DETROIT PUBLISHING CO. On verso: In pencil 078184 [1922 --SEE LICENSE PLATE] Ink stamp on back reads: RECORD