Wawona, 9/10/18, 1918-10-09
Scope and Contents
40 x 60 mm. A view of an automobile passing through a tunnel cut out of Yosemite's famous Wawona Tree, which was cut in 1881 as a tourist attraction. It was the second standing sequoia to be tunnelled (the first, a dead tree, the 'Dead Giant', still stands in the Tuolumne Grove in Yosemite). It stood for 88 summers before it fell during the severe winter of 1968-69. When it fell, the Wawona Tree was approximately 2100 years 234 feet high (71.3 meters), and 26 feet in diameter at the base (7.9 meters) and was 7 feet wide, 9 feet high and 26 feet long at the base (2.1 meters by 2.7 meters by 7.9 meters).
Dates
- Creation: 1918-10-09
Creator
- From the Fonds: Tymms, Sir (Frederick, 1889-1987, Knight and civil aviation administrator) (Person)
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Language of Materials
English
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
Fair condition, some fading and yellowing.
General
WS.
Finding aid date
2005-06-22 10:07:33+00:00
Repository Details
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