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Sepia photograph of a massive sequoia with spreading bare limbs rising above tall conifers in Mariposa Grove.

The Grizzly Giant, Mariposa Grove, Yosemite

A sepia albumen print of a massive sequoia rising from a forest floor, its bare, spreading limbs reaching above surrounding conifers. Tall pines and firs frame the giant trunk, and a faint photographer's signature appears at lower right.

Artist
Unknown
Date
before April 1864
Medium
Albumen silver print
Source
Smithsonian (Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum)
Size
2917 × 4000 px
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Public domain · Smithsonian (Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum) releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1864).
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (Smithsonian Open Access)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Smithsonian Institution, Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

Español: El Gigante Grizzly, Mariposa Grove, Yosemite

Copia en papel de plata albúmina de tono sepia que muestra una secuoya gigantesca surgiendo del suelo del bosque, con ramas desnudas y extendidas por encima de coníferas altas. Pinos y abetos enmarcan el tronco enorme, y en la esquina inferior derecha aparece una firma tenue del fotógrafo.

Português: O Gigante Grizzly, Mariposa Grove, Yosemite

Cópia em albumina sépia de uma sequoia imensa erguendo-se do chão da floresta, com galhos nus e espalhados acima de coníferas altas. Pinheiros e abetos emolduram o tronco gigantesco, e no canto inferior direito aparece uma assinatura discreta do fotógrafo.