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First boat on Yellowstone Lake

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Call NumberWHJ-10281CreatorJackson, William Henry, 1843-1942Date1871SummaryTwo members of the Hayden Survey (U.S. Geological Survey of the Territories, 1871) sit in a boat with oars and a sail near a rocky shore on Yellowstone Lake, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming. A canvas drape on the side of the boat reads: "Anna." The frame of the craft is covered with tar-soaked canvas, a tent-fly is the sail. Stevenson Island and the Absaroka Range are in the distance.Physical Description1 photomechanical print : collotype ; 17 x 22 cm (7 x 8 1/2 in.) printed on sheet 36 x 28 cm (14 x 11 in.)Born-Digital or AnalogAnalogSubjectAbsaroka Range (Mont. and Wyo.)--19th centuryYellowstone Lake (Wyo.)--19th centuryYellowstone National Park--19th centuryExpeditions & surveys--Yellowstone National Park--19th centuryLakes--Yellowstone National Park--19th centurySailboats--Yellowstone National Park--19th centuryGeological and Geographical Survey of the Territories (U.S.)Geographic AreaYellowstone National ParkCollectionPhotographs - Western HistoryRelated MaterialImage File: ZZR700310281Type of MaterialCollotypesDigital Version Created FromWilliam Henry Jackson folio VII, print 18, U.S. Geological Survey of the Territories plate XXXVIINotesCondition: Foxing. Formerly F36914. Penciled on back of sheet: "DPL/SI-36."; Title and: "E. Bierstadt's Alberttype" printed on sheet. R7003102819

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First boat on Yellowstone Lake