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Early Yellowstone National Park photographs

 Unprocessed Material — Box: 2023-207
Identifier: 2023-207

Content Description

Sixty-nine (69) photographic prints documenting a 19th century group trip by train, wagon, and ferry to Yellowstone National Park, Shoshone Falls, Snake River, Yellowstone River, Yellowstone Falls, Obsidian Cliff, Minerva Terrace, Golden Gate viaduct, Mammoth Hot Springs, Sulphur Spring, Salt Lake City, Coeur d'Alene, McCartney's Hotel, and more.

Acquisition Type

Donation

Provenance

Gift of unknown donor. The provenance of these photos is unknown. They were found 2023-12-06 misfiled in the book shelves in a pamphlet box under the catalog number F595.R6 1888. There is no accession record for them. Two copies of the actual title, Shoshone and other western wonders, by Edwards Roberts, are missing from the stacks.

Restrictions Apply

No

Dates

  • 1887 - 1889

Extent

69 Photographic Prints ; 5" x 7"

Inventory

Sixty-nine (69) photographic prints