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Historical Footage

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Save the Redwoods ladies, 1918. Photo courtesy of Humboldt Historical Society.

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Members of the Women’s Save the Redwoods League, circa 1919. Photo courtesy of the Humboldt Historical Society

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Stephen T. Mather and WIlliam Kent. Photo by F. Ransome

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June 15, 1968. Humboldt Redwoods State Park. Photo by Swanlund

black and white photo of a field of harvested logs

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Redwood logging like this in Scotia, Calif., around 1918, spurred the establishment of Save the Redwoods League. Photo by H.C. Tibbits

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Camping at Big Basin Redwoods State Park. Photo: H.C. Tibbits, 1920s. Save the Redwoods League photograph collection. Courtesy of The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley.

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Visitors in the 1920s stand among colossal giant sequoia in what is now Calaveras Big Trees State Park. Photographer unknown, circa 1920s, Save the Redwoods League photograph collection, BANC PIC 2006.030. The Bancroft Library, UC Berkeley.

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Muir Woods Commemorative Ceremony, May 9, 1945. Photo: James A. Lawrence [#8280]. Save the Redwoods League photograph collection [graphic], BANC PIC 2006.030-PIC, Carton 5. Courtesy of The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley.

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Logging by Arcata Redwood Company. Photo: David H. Swanlund [#4644], 1975. Save the Redwoods League photograph collection [graphic], BANC PIC 2006.030–NEG, NEG box 8. Courtesy of The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley.

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Former President Lyndon Johnson (gray suit, seventh from left) spoke at the 1969 dedication of the Lady Bird Johnson Grove in Redwood National Park. Photo by David Swanlund

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Presentation to Governor of CA of $7M Pepperwood Grove for addition to Humboldt Redwoods State Park, March 13, 1968. Governor Regan; Frank Belotti, State Assembly; Norman B. Livermore, Resources Administrator; Newton B. Drury, Secretary, Save the Redwoods League; Randolph Collier, State Senator; Ralph Chaney, President, Save the Redwoods League; John B. Dewitt, Assistant to the Secretary, Save the Redwoods League. Save the Redwoods League photograph collection, BANC PIC 2006.030–PIC, Carton 2. Courtesy of The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley.

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Dedication of Drury Visitor Center, Redwood National Park, October 20, 1973. Rep. Don Clausen; Mr. Newton B. Drury; Mr. John Davis, Superintendent of Redwood National Park; Mr. Ronald Walker, Director of National Park Service; Mrs. Newton B. Drury. Photo: David H. Swanlund [#4468].Save the Redwoods League photograph collection [graphic], BANC PIC 2006.030- NEG, NEG box 9. Courtesy of The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley.

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First tree planted in Transamerica Pyramid Redwood Park, June 12, 1973. John Chase, VP Corporate Relations, Transamerica Corp.; Tony Guzzardo, Anthony M. Guzzardo & Assoc., Landscape Architect; John Dewitt, Secretary, Save the Redwoods League; Newton B. Drury, President, Save the Redwoods League; Leo Hewlett, President, California Redwood Association; Keith Lanning, Exec. VP, California Redwood Association. Photo: Action Photo Service. Save the Redwoods League photograph collection, BANC PIC 2006.030–PIC, Carton 8. Courtesy of The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley.