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Interior view of a Yurok sweathouse, which shows the round exit and its cover, as well as the pillow carved from redwood on the floor to the left,…

View of a Yurok house and roof, constructed out of redwood.

Yurok woman standing in front of traditional redwood plank-style houses.

Three Yurok men carve and finish a canoe built from a single redwood log.

Yurok Grandmother sitting in "double-ended" redwood canoe.

Child dressed up at the doorway of the Brooks' House, the old Yurok Native Family House in Requa.

A Logging crew posing with their equipment in the center of the tree cut for display at the World's Fair in 1893.

This Redwood was hollowed out by fire over 300 years ago, the tree is still growing vigorously.

This image depicts a Wiyot family standing in front of the remnants of the Wiyot village of Hatpileka. The structures on the left are the village…

Scene of a Yurok Village in Wahsekw, depicting the traditional redwood-plank styled houses.

A view of the Hammond logging camp.

The walls of the building are constructed entirely of cross-cut redwood log sections.

Building and walls constructed entirely of cross-cut redwood log sections.

A photograph showing a logging crew posing in the process of cutting down an enormous Redwood tree.

An image displaying two views of Humboldt County. The first view is showing Trinidad Head of the Pacific Ocean shore from the Redwood Highway. The…

The Redwood sculpture, Paul Bunyan, (15 ton, 49 ft) nods, waves, and winks as he and Babe, the 34 ft, 17 1/2 ton Blue Ox, greet the many visitor to…

A list of fare prices and tours from Crescent City and the Redwood Coast to San Francisco and back; circa 1925.

A trainis shown loaded with 16 logs measuring 88,568 feet, from the logging woods of John Vance.

Portrait of three Indigenous men from the Yurok tribe standing in front of a traditional redwood house.

Wall of Wunderlich Bros. Trading cards and Mementos on sale for tourists passing through Humboldt County and the majestic redwoods.

The Tour-Thru-Tree is 700 years old, with a human-made cut that is 8 ft across and 9ft high.

Tolowa man sitting in front of sweathouse, built in traditional plank-wood style, near Crescent City.

The Redwood Highway Tours transportation system driving on the redwood highway.

This is a booklet put together by the Redwood Park and Recreation Committee on their Redwood Park proposal. There are many graphs, maps, and charts…

A redwood highway map displaying different aspects of Humboldt County such as redwood parks and Avenue of the Giants.

These attractions can be seen along Redwood Highway 101 and the Avenue of the Giants Highway.

The Historic Eureka Inn--A North Coast landmark since 1922. While catering to the traveler who seeks service, first-class amenities and elegance, this…

The Carson House in Eureka, built in 1885 is an outstanding year around visitor attraction. Originally built by William Carson; The Carson House is…

Redwood lumber tours were available on the Annie and Mary; advertised as the West's oldest railroad.

Studio portrait of a young boy with striped bow tie posing next to a redwood burl.

A newspaper article, map included, which describes Senate Bill 1370 to establish a Redwood National Park. It discusses disagreements among lumber…

Ken Cole and a friend pose with "speeder", a simple railcar used for small trips.

An advertisement from a 1965 edition of the Sierra Club's Outdoor Newsletter encouraging the public to take action advocating for a Redwood National…

A newspaper article printed in the Times-Standard discussing disagreements between the Sierra Club and Georgia-Pacific, primarily concerning…

Shrine of the Redwoods was advertised as, the "original drive-thru tree on the Avenue of the Giants Highway. The tree's natural opening was hallowed…

A loaded logging train, in 1914, at Bulwinkle pond.

Two maps printed in a newspaper illustrating the vague nature of the proposed boundary lines for the Redwood National Park.

An article published in a 1908 edition of the Journal of Education. It highlights a petition to the U.S. government sent by 1,400 school children from…

A Save-the-Redwoods League spring bulletin outlining the Redwood National Park expansion, newly dedicated memorial groves, the purchasing of Big Creek…

A letter coined by Save-the-Redwoods League President Ralph W. Chaney to other league members. The letter highlights two recent events, the passing of…

A newsletter sent out by the Citizens for a Redwood National Park containing two members' testimonies on the need for a National Redwood Park that…

Forestry professor, Rudolph W. Becking's statement to congress on what should be included in the National Redwood Park. Discusses his own Regional…

Interior view of the opening to a traditional Yurok redwood-plank house in Requa village.

The village showing both the traditional plank house and Euro-American wooden houses and giving an indication of how traditional house sites were…

Stand of redwood trees next to a road, the tree in the center has a large burl.

Four workers and photographer Ericson pose with large redwood tree

A Redwood Burl located near The Stump House; burl in the shape of a leg, with shoe added on.

This is one of the world's largest service stations, built entirely out of Redwood.

This tourist attraction exits on Confusion Hill, on the Redwood Highway; it is made entirely of native Redwood.

Image shot at the Pacific Lumber Co. in Scotia; the redwood board is a whopping 4,482 feet across.

Group of men posing in the undercut of a redwood tree, holding a gunstick out in front.

A crowd waiting for the U.S. President's Plane at the airport, McKinleyville, on the Dedication Day of Redwood National Park Grove.

Front page headline for the Times-Standard announcing the passing of a bill for a Redwood National Park.

Show room full of handmade bowls, cups, plates made of redwood.

Two workers pose with tools used in logging operation.

Driftwood characters crafted in Klamath and Del Norte, CA.

An article from the Humboldt Times discussing the proposed Douglas Bill (H.R.6201) for a memorial Redwood Park for Franklin D. Roosevelt. The article…

Man stands with arms wide open to display width of Redwood Lumber plank

This is a schetch reconstruction of the exterior view from front; Interior view from back of Tolowa redwood plank-style house

A railroad trestle construction over Balke Creek in Little River Valley circa 1907-1910.

Interior view of the Chimney Tree, 14 ft. in diameter, located on Redwood Highway. Private collection of redwood article on display.

The Presidential Group leaving Airforce One at McKinleyville Airport to board Marine Helicopters for trip to Redwood National Park, August 1969.

An article in a bulletin created by the Sierra Club highlighting President Lyndon B. Johnson's remarks regarding the pursuit of a redwood park study…

A postcard of President Hoover, and a group of friends, visiting the Avenue of the Giants prior to his inauguration.

A team of workers poses in the undercut of a huge redwood tree.

A photo-opt in the forest; prominent local photographer Ericson seated on a redwood stump.

A portrait of a large group of workers in a logging camp.

Two ladies prepare a picnic table while a man lounges nearby among the Redwoods.

Looking East up watersheds of Lost Man's Creek and Little Lost Man's Creek. Geneva mill at lower left on Redwood State Highway 101. Altitude of…

A newspaper article from the Humboldt Times discussing active opposition to the Douglas Bill.

The One Log House is a 42 ton log that was hollowed out to form living quarters. The interior of this 2,100 year old tree section now resembles a…

Redwood burl that looks like the face of a man off of the Redwood Highway.

Men standing in undercuts, on burls and on spring boards throughout base of Redwood tree.

A photograph of the "Mark Twain" tree, 33 feet in diameter.

A map showing locations of Yurok towns on and around the Klamath River basin.

A man in a buggy being pulled by a two horse team through the Humboldt redwoods.

A postcard of a man and a woman taking a break from driving to admire the redwoods.

Loggers use a team of oxen to pull Redwood logs out of the forest.

A team of horses pulls logs near Trinidad, California

A logging crew poses with trees split using dynamite.

A photograph showing a "stem donkey" used to log redwood trees.

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