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Description
Access to this collection is generously supported by Arcadia funds. Distant photograph of tourists standing on a bridge and posing in front the runoff from Excelsior Geyser at Yellowstone National Park. In the foreground at left, a signpost stands. It reads, "[D]UMP REFUSE HERE." Behind it, a man approaches the bridge with his back to the camera. The bridge stretches from the lower left corner on a slight angle towards the right, crossing over Firehole River. Its supports are constructed of cut stone and it rails are made of lumber. A group of 5 people stand on the bridge at center. Four stand in a row facing the camera to have their picture taken. The fifth stands in front of them and to the left. Their back is to camera as they take a picture. They stand in front of the runoff from Excelsior Geyser which is behind them and to the left, on the far side of the bridge. The runoff flows into Firehole River which flows from the left, under the bridge and towards the lower right corner. Steam rises from the geyser in the distance at right. Trees line the hillsides in the far distance. Text from negative sleeve: 1588. Yellowstone trip 1942. Tuesday, June 23, 1942. 1. 2. Two pictures of Mertie West at Morning Glory pool. 3. A group on the bridge leading from the road to the Excelsior Geyser basin. That is hot water flowing down the rock behind them. 4. Mertie West at Emerald Pool. Here is where a friend of ours broke thru and burned herself badly and was in the hospital for weeks. She was a member of Asbury Church. 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_1588_002 ark:/21198/zz002htk9x
Language
No linguistic content
Subject
Sightseers--Wyoming--Yellowstone National Park Excelsior Geyser (Wyo.) Firehole River (Wyo.) Bridges--Wyoming--Yellowstone National Park
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