Grouping of five (5) rare Sierra Nevada-related stereoviews. Views include: 

1.) Hotel at Big Tree outdoor albumen stereoview. California: John P. Soule, 1870. Publisher's copyright and series identification printed to mount recto. 

Tranquil landscape view showing the wood-frame Mammoth Grove Hotel nestled within the towering sequoia forest clearing.

2.) But[t]-end of Big Tree outdoor albumen stereoview. California: John P. Soule, 1870. Publisher's copyright and series identification printed to mount recto. 

Ground-level view capturing the hollowed end of the felled trunk with timber shoring, a visitor standing near the fence for scale, and the pavilion roof behind.

3.) Cutting off Section of Big Tree outdoor albumen stereoview. California: John P. Soule, 1870. Publisher's copyright and series identification printed to mount recto. 

Dynamic logging study capturing lumbermen and spectators posed along timber scaffolding and ladders as they crosscut a mammoth section of sequoia trunk.

4.) Stump House and But-end of Original Big Tree outdoor albumen stereoview. California: John P. Soule, 1870. Publisher's copyright and series identification printed to mount recto. 

Detailed profile view showing the pavilion structure integrated with the colossal severed trunk log, with split-rail fencing in the foreground.

5.) House on Stump outdoor albumen stereoview. California: John P. Soule, 1870. Publisher's copyright and series identification printed to mount recto. 

Excellent full architectural perspective of the octagonal two-story pavilion built atop the massive stump of the "Discovery Tree" (felled in 1853), flanked by the grove's bowling alley and surrounding giant sequoia

Following Augustus Dowd's 1852 encounter with giant sequoias in Calaveras County, the grove quickly became an internationally recognized destination for travelers, naturalists, and gold seekers. To commercialize the wonder, the colossal "Discovery Tree" was felled in 1853, and its smoothed stump - measuring over 24 feet across - was roofed over to serve as a pavilion, ballroom, and telegraph office. Boston publisher John P. Soule acquired and issued prints from these early California negatives, distributing the awe-inspiring scale of the Sierra redwoods to Eastern audiences.

[Stereoview, Stereocard, Calaveras Big Trees, Giant Sequoia, Sequoiadendron giganteum, California, Western Americana, Discovery Tree, Stump House, Mammoth Grove Hotel, Sierra Nevada, John P. Soule, Lawrence & Houseworth, Forestry, Early Tourism, 19th Century Photography]

Very good condition overall. The prints display rich tones, fine contrast, and crisp focal detail. The yellow card mounts remain flat and structurally sound.