Photographs of the Yellowstone National Park and views in Montana and Wyoming territories
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Description
- Title
- Photographs of the Yellowstone National Park and views in Montana and Wyoming territories
- Creator
- Geological and Geographical Survey of the Territories (U.S.)
- Contributor
- Jackson, William Henry, 1843-1942.
- Published / Created
- 1873.
- Publication Place
- Washington
- Publisher
- Government Printing Office
- Abstract
-
Two versions of a viewbook distributed by the United States Geological and Geographical Survey of the Territories in 1873 with mounted photographic prints created by William Henry Jackson of camps, geothermal features, and landscape primarily in Yellowstone National Park and Montana, 1872
Images of camps established by members of the United States Geological Survey include sites in the Lower Firehole River Basin of Yellowstone National Park; at the mouth of Teton Canyon, Montana; on the shore of Mystic Lake, Gallatin County, Montana; in the Wasatch Mountains near Ogden, Utah; and at Fort Hall, Idaho
Images of geothermal features in the Upper Geyser Basin of Yellowstone National Park include the crater of Old Faithful, the Grand Geyser in eruption, Castle Geyser, and the crater of Grotto Geyser
Images of geothermal features in the Lower Basin of Yellowstone National Park consist of several views of Mammoth Hot Springs on the Gardner River and a view of the calcium carbonate cone known as Cap of Liberty
An image shows the Architectural Geyser in the Lower Firehole River Basin of Yellowstone National Park
Images of rivers in Yellowstone National Park include views along the Yellowstone River consisting of the Upper Falls, the Lower Falls, and the Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone River, as well as a view of Tower Fall, a waterfall on Tower Creek. Several images depict the Yellowstone River Valley
Images of Gallatin County, Montana, include a view of the Needle, a rock pinnacle in Bridger Canyon; views of Mystic Lake; views of the Gallatin River include trails along the river and the walls of Gallatin Canyon, as well as Arched Falls; and views of Mount Blackmore and its vicinity that include views of the mountain and Palace Butte
Images of mountains in what became Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming, include Grand Teton (referred to as Mount Hayden) and the Teton Range
- Description
-
Each photograph is accompanied by a guard sheet with descriptive letter-press captions.
Photographs on mounts of the United States Geological and Geographical Survey of the Territories.
Both volumes have the same contents of photographic prints with variations in the orientation of prints and the binding.
One volume possesses slightly more gilded ornamentation on its boards as well as gilded edges to the individual mounts. - Provenance
- Bequest of William Robertson Coe, 1942-1949.
- Extent
- 1 album (37 photographic prints) : 51 x 44 cm.
- Extent of Digitization
- This object has been completely digitized.
- Language
-
English
Collection Information
- Repository
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library
- Call Number
- WA Photos Folio 53
- Container / Volume
- Volume (copy 1)
Subjects, Formats, And Genres
- Genre
-
Pictorial works
Photographic prints
Photograph albums
Viewbooks - Material
- b & w ;
- Subject (Geographic)
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Yellowstone National Park.
Blackmore, Mount (Mont.)
Bridger Canyon (Mont.)
Firehole River (Wyo.)
Fort Hall (Idaho : Fort)
Gallatin Canyon (Mont.)
Gallatin River (Wyo. and Mont.)
Grand Teton (Wyo.)
Grand Teton National Park (Wyo.)
Idaho
Lower Falls of the Yellowstone River (Wyo.)
Mammoth Hot Springs (Wyo.)
Montana
Teton Range (Wyo. and Idaho)
Tower Creek (Wyo.)
Upper Falls of the Yellowstone River (Wyo.)
Upper Geyser Basin (Wyo.)
Utah
Wasatch Range (Utah and Idaho)
Wyoming
Yellowstone National Park
Yellowstone River
Yellowstone River Valley - Subject (Name)
-
Jackson, William Henry, 1843-1942.
Geological and Geographical Survey of the Territories (U.S.) - Subject (Topic)
-
Discoveries in geography
American
Rock formations
United States
Discovery and exploration
Surveys - Subjects
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Jackson, William Henry, 1843-1942
Geological and Geographical Survey of the Territories (U.S.)
Geological and Geographical Survey of the Territories (U.S.) > Pictorial works
Discoveries in geography > American > Pictorial works
Rock formations > Yellowstone National Park
United States > Discovery and exploration > Pictorial works
United States > Surveys > Pictorial works
Blackmore, Mount (Mont.) > Pictorial works
Bridger Canyon (Mont.) > Pictorial works
Firehole River (Wyo.) > Pictorial works
Fort Hall (Idaho : Fort) > Pictorial works
Gallatin Canyon (Mont.) > Pictorial works
Gallatin River (Wyo. and Mont.) > Pictorial works
Grand Teton (Wyo.) > Pictorial works
Grand Teton National Park (Wyo.) > Pictorial works
Idaho > Pictorial works
Lower Falls of the Yellowstone River (Wyo.) > Pictorial works
Mammoth Hot Springs (Wyo.) > Pictorial works
Montana > Pictorial works
Teton Range (Wyo. and Idaho) > Pictorial works
Tower Creek (Wyo.) > Pictorial works
Upper Falls of the Yellowstone River (Wyo.) > Pictorial works
Upper Geyser Basin (Wyo.) > Pictorial works
Utah > Pictorial works
Wasatch Range (Utah and Idaho) > Pictorial works
Wyoming > Pictorial works
Yellowstone National Park > Pictorial works
Yellowstone River > Pictorial works
Yellowstone River Valley > Pictorial works
Access And Usage Rights
- Access
- Public
- Rights
- The use of this image may be subject to the copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) or to site license or other rights management terms and conditions. The person using the image is liable for any infringement.
- Citation
- United States Geological and Geographical Survey of the Territories, Photographs of the Yellowstone National Park and Views in Montana and Wyoming Territories. Yale Collection of Western Americana, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library.
Identifiers
- Catalog Record
- 1502457
- Object ID (OID)
- 2018499