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Forest approach to Fern Canyon

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Photographic reference · Updated 8 September 2026
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Forest approach to Fern Canyon. A photographic reference for Prairie Creek Redwoods, with the original catalog title and reuse terms retained below.

Forest approach to Fern Canyon
Carol M. Highsmith · Taken on 15 July 2012, 18:46 (according to Exif data) · Public domain. Select the image for a full-screen wallpaper preview.

Photograph and provenance#

Original catalog and rights statement · Original source image

Carol M. Highsmith. Fern Canyon is a canyon in the Prairie Creek Redwoods State Park in Humboldt County, California LCCN2013632257. Public domain. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Fern_Canyon_is_a_canyon_in_the_Prairie_Creek_Redwoods_State_Park_in_Humboldt_County,_California_LCCN2013632257.tif Library of Congress, Prints & Photographs Division; The Jon B. Lovelace Collection of California Photographs in Carol M. Highsmith’s America Project. Resized previews and cropped wallpaper adaptations by JaySmithRoad.com.

Research context#

This photograph is linked to the redwood history collection. The display title describes the image; the full source title above preserves its archival identification. The date label belongs to the source and may describe photography, documentation, or cataloging as stated.

Carol M. Highsmith’s photographs document the appearance of the American landscape and built environment. The Library of Congress identifies her archive as public domain. This is a modern documentary photograph, even where its subject is an older landscape or structure.

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