Park Stage Passing 'Liberty Cap' Rock Formation, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, circa 1905

Summary

By 1900, stagecoach lines connected railroad stations with Wyoming's Yellowstone National Park. The park's unique geological formations -- including Liberty Cap, an unusual hot spring cone marking the northern portion of Yellowstone's Mammoth Hot Springs -- beckoned tourists, who could view the scenic landscape from sightseeing coaches.

By 1900, stagecoach lines connected railroad stations with Wyoming's Yellowstone National Park. The park's unique geological formations -- including Liberty Cap, an unusual hot spring cone marking the northern portion of Yellowstone's Mammoth Hot Springs -- beckoned tourists, who could view the scenic landscape from sightseeing coaches.

Artifact

Photographic print

Subject Date

circa 1905

 On Exhibit

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

P.DPC.033708

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford.

Material

Paper (Fiber product)

Technique

Gelatin silver process

Color

Black-and-white (Colors)

Dimensions

Height: 6.75 in

Width: 9.125 in

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