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Yellowstone National Park Photographs and Ephemera collection, 1871-1972

Overview of the Collection

Title
Yellowstone National Park Photographs and Ephemera collection
Dates
1871-1972 (inclusive)
Quantity
6.75 linear feet, (8 boxes, including one kept in cold storage)
Collection Number
UUS_P0704
Summary
This collection contains an assortment of photographs, postcards, stereo-views, and tourism materials of Yellowstone National Park and surrounding areas.
Repository
Utah State University, Merrill-Cazier Library, Special Collections and Archives Division
Special Collections & Archives
Merrill-Cazier Library
Utah State University
Logan, UT
84322-3000
Telephone: 4357978248
Fax: 4357972880
scweb@usu.edu
Access Restrictions

No restrictions on use, except: not available through interlibrary loan.

Languages
English
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Content Description

This collection contains stereo-views, posters, photographs, postcards, view master reels, letterhead, travel guides, rail tickets, souvenir brochures, booklets, commercial photo albums, and oversize prints, taken in or around Yellowstone National Park. Also included are a pair of beaver pelt mittens and seal fur gloves and hat. Photographers include William Henry Jackson, L.A. Huffman, H.B. Calfee, Joshua Crissman, T.W. Ingersoll, F. Jay Hayes, Jack E. Haynes, B.L. Singley, Albert G. Lucier, and Solomon Butcher. Images show geologic wonders, falls, camping, fishing, sight-seeing, the Tetons, travel, hotels, and towns such as West Yellowstone, Gardiner, Mammoth Springs, and Cooke City. Two 35mm nitrate films are stored separately in cold storage and would require additional time to access.

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Historical Note

Because of the expense of long-distance travel, the pre-1880 Yellowstone area was visited and enjoyed mainly by the upper middle class of tourists. After the Northern Pacific Railroad reached Gardiner, Montana, access to the park became easier and attracted a greater number of visitors. The impressive scenery, thermal activity, and proximity to wildlife helped propel Yellowstone into a popular destination; greater numbers of sightseers traveled the distance to "do Yellowstone." This included early photographers and painters who used their creative arts to capture some of the majesty of the area.

Popular pressure compelled park authorities to remove the ban on private automobiles in 1915, and rather than relying on expensive concessioner companies, people were allowed to tour the area at their leisure and with less expense.

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Use of the Collection

Restrictions on Use

It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain any necessary copyright clearances.

Permission to publish material from the Yellowstone National Park Photographs and Ephemera collection must be obtained from the Photograph Curator and/or the Special Collections Department Head.

Preferred Citation

Initial Citation: Yellowstone National Park Photographs and Ephemera collection USU_P0704. Special Collections and Archives. Utah State University Merrill-Cazier Library. Logan, Utah.

Following Citations:USU_P0704, USUSCA.

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Administrative Information

Arrangement

This collection is into 6 series: Stereoviews, Postcards, Photographs and ViewMaster Reels, Other Textual Materials, Assorted Ephemera, and Oversize prints and scrapbooks. Oversize maps were removed and transferred to Manuscript collection, some printed books transferred to Book Collection.

Acquisition Information

Purchased from Tschanz Rare Books in 2021.

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Detailed Description of the Collection

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Subject Terms

  • Expeditions and Adventure

Geographical Names

  • Yellowstone National Park

Form or Genre Terms

  • Photographic postcards
  • Stereoscopic views--West (U.S.)

Finding aid written by Heather Housley and Dan Davis
2023

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