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Entrance gate to Big Trees Park, Santa Cruz County, California, circa 1935

Subjects
Forests & TreesHistoric Trees
Card type
Linen
Date
c. 1930 (White Border)
Front of Entrance gate to Big Trees Park, Santa Cruz County, California, circa 1935, c. 1930 linen postcard
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Back of Entrance gate to Big Trees Park, Santa Cruz County, California, circa 1935, c. 1930 linen postcard
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About this postcard

A rustic wooden entrance gate with a heavy timber lintel spans the road into a grove of towering coast redwoods; an American flag and a second flag fly from a pole beside the gate, and a small green ticket or check booth stands at the left behind a low rail fence. The card names the spot as the entrance to Big Trees Park in Santa Cruz County, a redwood resort grove in the Santa Cruz Mountains near Felton that drew tourists to see the old-growth coast redwoods. The grove later became part of Henry Cowell Redwoods State Park.

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PublisherStanley A. Piltz Company
ENTRANCE TO BIG TREES PARK, SANTA CRUZ COUNTY, CALIF. 943 © STANLEY A. PILTZ 8B-H177 --- Big Trees Park, Santa Cruz County, Calif. is located about seven miles from Santa Cruz and contains one of the finest and oldest stands of giant redwoods in existence. STANLEY A. PILTZ, SAN FRANCISCO 5, CALIF. POST CARD PLACE ONE CENT STAMP HERE "Pictorial Wonderland" ART-TONE SERIES 943
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PublisherStanley A. Piltz Company
Series8B-H177
ConditionVery good
Place depictedBig Trees Park, Santa Cruz, CA
Place mentionedBig Trees Park, Santa Cruz County, CA
PublisherStanley A. Piltz, San Francisco, CA
NotesLinen-textured stock with a yellow border; printed card number 943 at upper right and 8B-H177 at lower right. No postmark or handwriting; unused divided-back linen card. Printed descriptive text and publisher imprint on reverse; light wear, slightly toned stock.

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Entrance gate to Big Trees Park, Santa Cruz County, California, circa 1935, postcard, c. 1930. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/entrance-gate-to-big-trees-park-santa-cruz-county-california. Accessed October 25, 2026.