Mammoth Hot Springs Terraces, Yellowstone National Park, 1935
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Yellowstone National Park, established 1872, was America's first national park. At Mammoth Hot Springs, hot waters heavily charged with lime have built up tier upon tier of elaborately carved and fretted terraces made of a hard rock called travertine. The springs that created the terraces are constantly moving and shifting--leaving old terraces dormant and forming new ones.
Yellowstone National Park, established 1872, was America's first national park. At Mammoth Hot Springs, hot waters heavily charged with lime have built up tier upon tier of elaborately carved and fretted terraces made of a hard rock called travertine. The springs that created the terraces are constantly moving and shifting--leaving old terraces dormant and forming new ones.
Artifact
Postcard
Date Made
1935
Collection Title
On Exhibit
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
86.9.1.909
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Dorothy Guimaraes.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Printing (Process)
Color
Multicolored
Dimensions
Height: 3.5 in
Width: 5.75 in
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