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The Giant Sequoia with holiday lighting, 1990.

Full view of the Sequoia draped with Christmas lights. A crowd of people watch from below.
Photo Courtesy of Western University Archives

A choir of men sing on the lawn for the annual Giant Sequoia Tree lighting. They all wear suits, and one man to the left is playing a guitar.

The Giant Sequoia as viewed from the Todd Hall Front lawn. A crane is seen bringing people up to the top of the tree.

Sequoia Tree lighted with colorful lights. Crowds of people surround the tree. Viewed from the Werner University Center with view of the Wind Sculpture in front of the Werner Center.

First Annual Sequoia Tree Lighting with view of the Sequoia strung up with lights, and various street lamps light up the road.

A fire truck drives on Monmouth Avenue with view of a man standing on the top. Campbell Hall and the Sequoia Tree with lights is seen behind.

A large crane moves over the top of the Sequoia tree with the star. Workers and spectators were seen below.

President Rice during the first annual Holiday Tree Lighting. The tree lighting remains an annual holiday tradition at the University.

The Giant Sequoia tree lit up for the first annual holiday tree lighting in 1967. The Sequoiadendron giganteum was a gift from the 1887 graduating class of Oregon State Normal School.