Viewing Jupiter Terrace from a Carriage, Yellowstone National Park, circa 1895
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People began visiting the Mammoth Hot Spring Terraces when stagecoach lines connected railroad stations with Yellowstone National Park in the late 1800s. The terraces formed when water at the mouth of a hot spring deposited a form of limestone called travertine. In this photograph, early tourists view the colorful, intricate steps of Yellowstone's Jupiter Terrace.
People began visiting the Mammoth Hot Spring Terraces when stagecoach lines connected railroad stations with Yellowstone National Park in the late 1800s. The terraces formed when water at the mouth of a hot spring deposited a form of limestone called travertine. In this photograph, early tourists view the colorful, intricate steps of Yellowstone's Jupiter Terrace.
Artifact
Photographic print
Subject Date
circa 1895
Creators
Jackson, William Henry, 1843-1942
Creator Notes
Originally photographed by William Henry Jackson.
Collection Title
On Exhibit
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
P.O.3930
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Ford Motor Company.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Gelatin silver process
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 8.25 in
Width: 10 in
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