Lower Falls of Yellowstone – Vintage Print
(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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Step back in time with Lower Falls of Yellowstone, a historic photograph rich in period detail. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.
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Lower Falls of Yellowstone
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The Lower Falls of the Yellowstone River, which drop roughly 308 feet over a basalt canyon, were among the first natural wonders photographed in the park's early years. This albumen print, dating to about 1892, comes from the studio of William Henry Jackson, whose photographs of the region helped persuade Congress to protect the area as the nation's first national park in 1872. Jackson's company also supplied views to the Detroit Publishing Company, which later issued them widely as tinted and untinted prints. The image shows how visitors of the period encountered the park, with the falls framed by the steep walls of the canyon.
| Created / published | c1892. |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 photographic print mounted on mat board : albumen ; image 43 x 52 cm. |
| Notes | W.H. Jackson Phot. Co. |
| Subjects | National parks & reserves. Waterfalls.United States--Wyoming--Yellowstone National Park. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Detroit Publishing Company Collection |
| Original scan | 827 × 980 px |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-DET-79267 |
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