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Camp on Yellowstone Lake

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Call NumberWHJ-10283CreatorJackson, William Henry, 1843-1942Date1871SummaryA group of fifteen men from the 1871 Hayden Survey (U.S. geological Survey of the Territories) stand by Yellowstone Lake, near the mouth of Bridge Creek, opposite Stevenson's Island, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming. Shows canvas tents, gear and equipment, surrounded by tall pines. A boat with a canvas sail is on the shore.Physical Description1 photomechanical print : collotype ; 17 x 22 cm (7 x 8 1/2 in.) printed on sheet 36 x 28 cm (11 x 14in.)Born-Digital or AnalogAnalogSubjectYellowstone Lake (Wyo.)--19th centuryYellowstone National Park--19th centuryCamping--Yellowstone National Park--19th centuryExpeditions and surveys--Yellowstone National Park--19th centurySailboats--Yellowstone National Park--19th centuryTents--Yellowstone National Park--19th centuryGeological and Geographical Survey of the Territories (U.S.)Geographic AreaYellowstone National ParkCollectionPhotographs - Western HistoryRelated MaterialImage File: ZZR700310283Type of MaterialCollotypesDigital Version Created FromWilliam Henry Jackson folio VII, print 20, U.S. Geological Survey of the Territories plate XLIIINotesCondition: Foxing, stained. Title and: "E. Bierstadt's Alberttype" printed on sheet. R7003102835

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Camp on Yellowstone Lake