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Description
Access to this collection is generously supported by Arcadia funds. Photograph of Mertie West standing with her tour group around a spring at Upper Geyser Basin. The spring sits in the lower left corner and extends towards the center. Tourists stand in a semi-circle around the perimeter of the spring. A man with his back to the camera stands along the right edge of the image. Other people in the group stand ahead of him and face left towards the spring. They stand in an arced row that curves from the right and towards center. Mertie West stands at the far left end of the group of tourists as she clasps her hands in front of her. To her left and standing along the edge of the spring, a park ranger gives a talk. A white streak stretches across the image from the lower left corner on an upward angle to the right. Text from negative sleeve: 1587. Yellowstone trip 1942. Tuesday, June 23, 1942. We make a trip around the geysers close to Old Faithful Inn. Conducted by one of the rangers. 1. The group we are with. Old Faithful Inn in the distant background. 2. A talk by the ranger at one of the vents. 3. Another stop for a talk and view. 4. Another talk. The ranger is at the left, Mertie West next to him. The ranger is wearing a rain coat. A wintry day. 4 films [Note: In all instances of the year date, 1942, the last digit (2) is handwritten over a typed 3.]
Type
Format
b&w nitrate negative
Identifier
uclamss_1998_1587_002 ark:/21198/zz002htk5v
Language
No linguistic content
Subject
Springs--Wyoming--Yellowstone National Park Tourists--Wyoming--Yellowstone National Park Upper Geyser Basin (Wyo.) West, Mertie Whitaker, 1875-1972
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