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General Fremont redwood tree, Big Trees Park, Santa Cruz County, California

Subjects
Forests & TreesHistoric Trees
Card type
Linen
Date
c. 1930 (White Border)
Front of General Fremont redwood tree, Big Trees Park, Santa Cruz County, California, c. 1930 linen postcard
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Back of General Fremont redwood tree, Big Trees Park, Santa Cruz County, California, c. 1930 linen postcard
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A massive redwood tree labeled 'Gen'l Fremont' in Big Trees Park, with a man standing at its base for scale; other redwoods and a building behind.

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PublisherStanley A. Piltz
"GENERAL FREMONT", BIG TREES PARK 940 GEN'L FREMONT SANTA CRUZ COUNTY, CALIF. 3A-H355 --- "GENERAL FREMONT TREE" Height 285 feet. General John C. Fremont used the hollow base of this tree as a head-quarters in the year 1846. The floor space of this tree is 20 x 13 feet. POST CARD PLACE STAMP HERE STANLEY A. PILTZ, SAN FRANCISCO 5, CALIF. "Pictorial Wonderland" ART-TONE SERIES 940
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Postcard record

Series940
ConditionVery good
Place mentionedBig Trees Park, CA
Place mentionedSanta Cruz County, Santa Cruz, CA
PublisherSan Francisco, CA
NotesLinen texture; yellow border; printed caption; no publisher line; production code 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.

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General Fremont redwood tree, Big Trees Park, Santa Cruz County, California, postcard, c. 1930. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/general-fremont-redwood-tree-big-trees-park-santa-cruz-count. Accessed October 5, 2026.