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Description
Access to this collection is generously supported by Arcadia funds. Photograph of a bear crossing the road that H. H. and Mertie West travel along somewhere between Mammoth Hot Springs and Madison Junction. The road stretches on a steep upward angle from left towards the horizon at right. It occupies the width of the foreground, curving slightly as it narrows into the distance. The front of the car is visible in the lower right corner. The bear stands on the left side of the road in the near distance at center; it faces left. Further down the road, a car approaches the camera on the left side of the road. A hillside rises gradually up from the left side of the road, occupying the background. Text from negative sleeve: 1592. Yellowstone trip 1942. Yellowstone, Wednesday June 24, 1942. 1. Returning from Mammoth to Madison Junction, saw two bull elk off the road to the right. Took their photo twice, but it was late, and pretty far away. Not so good. 2 films. 3. 4. Lot of bears on this portion of the road, and here are photos of a couple. 2 films. 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_1592_001 ark:/21198/zz002htkrn
Language
No linguistic content
Subject
Yellowstone National Park Roads--Wyoming Bears--Wyoming
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