At the base of a massive redwood, a man stands for scale, with more redwoods and a low building behind. The card identifies the tree as General Fremont and says John C. Fremont, usually spelled Frémont, used its hollow base as headquarters in 1846. It gives the tree's height as 285 feet and the hollow's floor as 20 by 13 feet. Big Trees Park, in the Santa Cruz Mountains, was a tourist stop known for its old-growth redwoods.
Linen texture; yellow border; printed caption; publisher line STANLEY A. PILTZ, SAN FRANCISCO 5, CALIF.; printer's job number 3A-H355.
No postmark; unused card. Divided-back linen-era card with printed descriptive text on the back; pencil dealer marks "112 / 2.00" in the upper right. No stamp, no address, no handwritten message.
Cite this card
General Fremont redwood, Big Trees Park, CA, circa 1930, postcard, c. 1930. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/general-fremont-redwood-big-trees-park-ca-circa-1930. Accessed November 2, 2026.
