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Wonderland cover with mountain peaks and floral border – Vintage Wall Art

Wonderland cover with mountain peaks and floral border — historic image
Wonderland cover with mountain peaks and floral border. Historic image from the Yellowstone collection.

(Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)

Description

Wonderland cover with mountain peaks and floral border comes to life in this historic image, reproduced from the original with every detail intact. It comes from the Snapshots of the Past collection, curated over 25 years for its historical value.

Framed, it is ready for the wall; unframed, it is ready for the frame you choose. It makes a striking addition to a living room, study or office, and a thoughtful gift. Free shipping in the lower 48 states. Snapshots of the Past, founded in 2001, has served tens of thousands of customers worldwide.

Wonderland cover with mountain peaks and floral border

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Rather than a view of a geyser or canyon, this piece is a printed cover, with snow-capped peaks rising inside a band of flowers. Yellowstone was nicknamed "Wonderland" in the decades after its 1872 founding as the first national park, and the name was borrowed for travel booklets that railroads and tourism promoters issued to draw visitors west. Covers like this one were meant to catch the eye on a train seat or hotel table, so the scenic mountains sit within the ornamental borders typical of commercial printing of the period. It is a useful reminder that the park's public image was shaped as much by advertising as by the landscape itself.

Original scan1,992 × 2,876 px · prints to 7 × 10 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceRRR0098c cd 1

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