Snapshots of the Past

Steamer Zillah Landing at the Thumb, Yellowstone National Park – Antique Wall Art

Steamer Zillah Landing at the Thumb, Yellowstone National Park — historic image
Steamer Zillah Landing at the Thumb, Yellowstone National Park. Historic image from the Yellowstone collection.

(Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)

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A window into the past: Steamer Zillah Landing at the Thumb, Yellowstone National Park, preserved in this historic image. It comes from the Snapshots of the Past collection, curated over 25 years for its historical value.

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Steamer Zillah Landing at the Thumb, Yellowstone National Park

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Few vessels were as central to early travel in Yellowstone as the steamer Zillah, shown here at the Thumb, a sheltered bay on the West Thumb arm of Yellowstone Lake. Before automobiles and paved roads, visitors reached the lake's shores by stagecoach and then crossed the water by steamboat, which made the journey between the lake hotels and the geyser basins far shorter than an overland trip. Landings like this one were rough, practical places where supplies, mail, and passengers were moved onto shore, and the picture offers a useful look at the work that supported tourism in the park's early decades.

Original scan1,962 × 1,500 px · prints to 7 × 5 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-124245

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