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Tunnel Tree
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The three children of Herbert P. and Margaret Bouer Brumder are posing on and near the family's 1935 Oldsmobile sedan, which is parked in a tunnel built through the trunk of a tree. They are, from left, Philip, Barbara and Herbert Edmund Brumder. A sign identifying the tree reads: "WAWONA 26' THROUGH THE OPENING — CUT IN 1881." The tree stood in the Mariposa Sequoia Grove in Yosemite National Park until it fell under the weight of snow in 1969.
1935
Publication Information
| Date Created | 1935 |
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Physical Description
| Format | Image |
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| Extent | 1 photograph |
| Dimensions | 14 x 9 cm |
Collection Information
| Source Collection | Brumder family and Milwaukee German ancestry research papers, 1844-2014 |
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| Call Number | PH Milwaukee Mss 229.12.Redwood1935 |
| Catalog Record | https://search.library.wisc.edu/catalog/9911126509302121 |
| Finding Aid | https://digital.library.wisc.edu/1711.dl/wiarchives.uw-whs-mil00229 |
Copyright Information
| Copyright Status | COPYRIGHT NOT EVALUATED |
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