Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone – Vintage Wall Art
(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. 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: Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone, preserved in this historic photograph. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.
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Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone
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Few places in the American West drew more attention in 1871 than the canyon cut by the Yellowstone River, and this card, No. 447, shows its colored walls as parlor viewers saw them through a stereoscope. It belongs to a series titled *Scenery of the Yellowstone*, issued that year by publisher William I. Marshall, who sold such views to a public eager for images of distant wonders. In 1871 the Hayden Geological Survey explored the region, and photographs and paintings from the expedition helped persuade Congress to set the area aside as a national park in 1872. The catalog also files the card under Colorado rock formations, so the subject tag is worth checking against the scene itself.
| Created / published | 1871 |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 photographic print on stereo card : stereograph albumen. |
| Notes | No. 447. Title from item. Part of series: Scenery of the Yellowstone 1871. · Marshall William I. (William Isaac) 1840-1906 publisher. |
| Subjects | Rock formations--Colorado--1870-1880. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Stereograph Cards |
| Original scan | 4,872 × 2,792 px · prints to 16 × 9 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | 1s01191u Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone |
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