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[A group of tourists explore land formations in Yellowstone National Park] – Vintage Print

[A group of tourists explore land formations in Yellowstone National Park], 1903 — historic photograph
[A group of tourists explore land formations in Yellowstone National Park], 1903. 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 rare historic photograph captures [A group of tourists explore land formations in Yellowstone National Park] in remarkable detail. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.

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[A group of tourists explore land formations in Yellowstone National Park]

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Small figures stand among the eroded rock and broken ground in this 1903 print, which shows visitors examining the land itself rather than the famous geysers. Yellowstone had been set aside as the first national park in 1872, and by the early 1900s rail lines and stagecoach routes were bringing growing numbers of travelers to its formations and thermal features. The photograph comes from the Frances Benjamin Johnston Collection at the Library of Congress, which holds many of her images of American life and places from this period. Its record notes that the title was supplied by Library staff, so the scene is described rather than captioned by the photographer.

Created / published1903
Medium1 photographic print.
GenrePhotographic prints 1900-1910.
NotesFrances Benjamin Johnston Collection. Forms part of: Frances Benjamin Johnston Collection (Library of Congress). Title devised by Library staff.
SubjectsTourists--Yellowstone National Park--1900-1910.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan4,529 × 5,648 px · prints to 15 × 19 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-211723

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