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Interior of H.E. Klamer's curio store, Yellowstone Pk., Wyo. – Vintage Print

Interior of H.E. Klamer's curio store, Yellowstone Pk., Wyo., c1909. — historic photograph
Interior of H.E. Klamer's curio store, Yellowstone Pk., Wyo., c1909.. 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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This historic photograph of Interior of H.E. Klamer's curio store, Yellowstone Pk., Wyo. brings a moment of history to your wall. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.

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Interior of H.E. Klamer's curio store, Yellowstone Pk., Wyo.

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Interior photographs of Yellowstone's souvenir shops are far rarer than views of its geysers and hotels, which makes this look inside H.E. Klamer's curio store unusual. The Detroit Photographic Company, which issued the print around 1909, was known for its photochrom views of western scenery, sold to tourists as keepsakes. Park curio shops of this era often stocked mineral specimens, petrified wood, and Indigenous-made baskets and beadwork, and visitors arriving by rail and stagecoach bought these goods as reminders of their trip. The picture shows how crowded shelves and counters would have greeted a traveler of the period.

Created / publishedc1909.
Medium1 photographic print.
GenrePhotographic prints 1900-1910.
NotesCopyright by Detroit Photographic Company. No. 071202.
SubjectsSouvenir shops--Yellowstone National Park--1900-1910. Interiors--Yellowstone National Park--1900-1910.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan1,536 × 1,124 px · prints to 5 × 4 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-164059

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