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Title
Tour group gathered around a geyser in Upper Geyser Basin and looking towards Old Faithful Inn, Yellowstone National Park, 1942
Contributor
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Date Created and/or Issued
June 23, 1942
1942-06-23
Contributing Institution
UCLA, Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library
Collection
West (H. H.) Collection
Rights Information
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Description
Access to this collection is generously supported by Arcadia funds.
Photograph of H. H. West's tour group touring Upper Geyser Basin and standing near geysers while facing towards Old Faithful Inn. The tour group stands in the near distance at center with their backs to the camera. It is comprised of about a couple dozen tourists. Upper Geyser Basin sprawls ahead of them with steam venting from some of the geysers at right. Through the steam and in the distance, Old Faithful Inn stands, left-of-center, facing slightly 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_003
ark:/21198/zz002htk6c
Language
No linguistic content
Subject
Geysers--Wyoming
Tourists--Wyoming--Yellowstone National Park
Upper Geyser Basin (Wyo.)
Old Faithful Inn (Wyo.)
Source
West (H. H.) Collection

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