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Yellowstone National Park postcard collection, 1900s-1960s

Overview of the Collection

Title
Yellowstone National Park postcard collection
Dates
1900s-1960s (inclusive)
Quantity
8 boxes, (3.75 linear feet)
Collection Number
MS 0542
Summary
The Yellowstone National Park postcard collection (1900s-1960s) consists of cards depicting camps, hotels, lodges, geysers, springs, pools, mountains, canyons, gates, highways, lakes, rivers, waterfalls, railroads and general images of the area around Yellowstone and of the park.
Repository
University of Utah Libraries, Special Collections
Special Collections, J. Willard Marriott Library
University of Utah
295 South 1500 East
Salt Lake City, UT
84112-0860

Telephone: 8015818863
special@library.utah.edu
Access Restrictions

Twenty-four hour advanced notice encouraged. Materials must be used on-site. Access to parts of this collection may be restricted under provisions of state or federal law.

Languages
English
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Content Description

The Yellowstone National Park postcard collection consists of cards depicting camps, hotels, lodges, geysers, springs, pools, mountains, canyons, gates, highways, lakes, rivers, waterfalls, railroads and general images of the area around Yellowstone and of the park. The collection includes cards from a variety of publishers, scenes, vintages, and printing variations.

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Use of the Collection

Restrictions on Use

The library does not claim to control copyright for all materials in the collection. An individual depicted in a reproduction has privacy rights as outlined in Title 45 CFR, part 46 (Protection of Human Subjects). For further information, please review the J. Willard Marriott Library’s Use Agreement and Reproduction Request forms.

Preferred Citation

Collection Name, Collection Number, Box Number, Folder Number. Special Collections, J. Willard Marriott Library, The University of Utah.

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Administrative Information

Acquisition Information

Purchased from Dennis Goreham from Goreham Collectibles in 2017.

Processing Note

Processed by Betsey Welland in 2019.

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Detailed Description of the Collection

  • Description: Postcard album
    Container: Box 1
  • Description: Canyons, gates and highways

    • Canyons
    • Grand Canyon
    • Hayden Valley
    • Shoshone Canyon
    • Gates and Highways
    • Beartooth highway
    • Cody Road to Yellowstone
    • Sylvan Pass to Cody Road
    • Shoshone Dam
    • Gallatin Way
    • Gardiner
    • Entrance Gateway
    • Golden Gate
    • Silver Gate

    Container: Box 2
  • Description: Lakes and waterfalls

    • Lakes
    • Sylvan Lake
    • Yellowstone Lake
    • Rivers
    • Firehole
    • Trout Creek
    • Yellowstone River
    • Waterfalls
    • Crystal Falls
    • Firehole Cascades
    • Gibbon Falls
    • Keppler Cascades
    • Rustic Falls
    • Tower Falls
    • Virginia Cascades
    • Great Falls, Lower Falls
    • Lower Falls, Great Falls
    • Upper Falls

    Container: Box 3
  • Description: Geysers

    • Geysers
    • Beehive
    • Castle Geyser and Well
    • Cliff Geyser
    • Constant Geyser
    • Daisy Geyser
    • Excelsior Geyser
    • Fountain Geyser
    • Giant
    • Grand Geyser
    • Grotto
    • Lone Star
    • Mortar Geyser
    • Minute Man Geyser
    • Mud Volcano
    • Norris Geyser Basin
    • Oblong
    • Old Faithful
    • Orange
    • Riverside

    Container: Box 4
  • Description: Geysers and lodges

    • Sponge Geyser
    • Upper Geyser Basin
    • Camps, cabins and lodges
    • Canyon Camp
    • Canyon Lodge
    • Canyon Hotel
    • Canyon Hotel, interior
    • Cody
    • Fountain Hotel
    • Lake Lodge
    • Lake Hotel
    • Mammoth Camp
    • Mammoth Hotel
    • Old Faithful
    • Old Faithful Inn
    • Old Faithful Inn, interior
    • Roosevelt Lodge
    • Wylie and other camps
    • West Yellowstone

    Container: Box 5
  • Description: Springs, pools and mountains

    • Springs/pools
    • Angel Terrace
    • Biscuit Basin
    • Blue Springs
    • Cleopatra Terrace
    • Dragon's Mounth Spring
    • Emerald Pool
    • Fountain Paint Pots
    • Handkerchief Pool
    • Hymen Terrace
    • Jupiter Terrace
    • Minerva Terrace
    • Mammoth Hot Springs
    • Mammoth Paint Pots
    • Morning Glory Pool
    • Mound Terrace
    • Pulpit Terrace
    • Punch Bowl
    • Tea Kettle
    • Thumb Paint Pots
    • Mountains and rocks
    • Absaroka range
    • Eagle Rock
    • Electric Peak
    • Liberty Cap

    Container: Box 6
  • Description: Springs, pools, mountains and miscellaneous

    • Mt. Haynes
    • Mt. Sheridan
    • Mt. Washburn
    • Obsidian Cliff
    • Red Rock
    • Roaring Mountain
    • Other
    • Canyon Bridge
    • Christmas Tree Park
    • Fishing Bridge
    • Fort Yellowstone
    • Grasshopper
    • Mammoth
    • Natural Bridge
    • Petrified trees
    • West Thumb
    • Stage coaches
    • Railroad and railroad advertising backs
    • Burlington Route
    • Northern Pacific Railroad
    • Union Pacific
    • Flowers
    • Antelope
    • Bears
    • Beavers

    Container: Box 7
  • Description: Miscellaneous

    • Buffalo
    • Deer
    • Elk
    • Fishing
    • Mountain sheep
    • Moose
    • Tetons

    Container: Box 8

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Geographical Names

  • Yellowstone National Park

Form or Genre Terms

  • Postcards
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