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[Grand canyon of the Yellowstone River] – Antique Wall Art

[Grand canyon of the Yellowstone River], [1871] — historic photograph
[Grand canyon of the Yellowstone River], [1871]. Historic photograph from the Yellowstone collection.

(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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Survey cameras reached the Yellowstone canyon in the early 1870s, and this 1871 view shows the river cutting deep through the valley's eroded walls. It was made during the U.S. Geological and Geographical Survey of the Territories, led by Ferdinand V. Hayden, which was mapping the region and recording its geology and scenery. The survey's photographs, carried out on fragile glass plates through rough backcountry, helped persuade Congress to set the area aside as Yellowstone National Park in 1872. The steep, colored rock walls and the narrow river far below are the features worth noticing here.

Created / published[1871]
Medium1 photographic print.
GenreLandscape photographs 1870-1880.Photographic prints 1870-1880.
NotesNo. 252.
SubjectsGeological and Geographical Survey of the Territories (U.S.)--1870-1880. Rivers--Wyoming--1870-1880. Valleys--Wyoming--1870-1880. Yellowstone River--1870-1880.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan1,176 × 899 px
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-114059

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