The Paint Pot, Lower Geyser Basin, Yellowstone National Park, 1890-1900
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Yellowstone National Park, established 1872, was America's first national park. The so-called "Paint Pot" in Lower Geyser Basin is an oxide-colored pool of mud composed of hot clay minerals and fine particles of silica. It became famous for its blooping and spitting sounds. Bursting bubbles might unexpectedly lob high into the air.
Yellowstone National Park, established 1872, was America's first national park. The so-called "Paint Pot" in Lower Geyser Basin is an oxide-colored pool of mud composed of hot clay minerals and fine particles of silica. It became famous for its blooping and spitting sounds. Bursting bubbles might unexpectedly lob high into the air.
Artifact
Photographic print
Subject Date
1890-1900
Creators
Jackson, William Henry, 1843-1942
Place of Creation
United States, Michigan, Detroit
Creator Notes
Original photography by William Henry Jackson. Published by Detroit Photographic Co., Detroit, Michigan.
Collection Title
On Exhibit
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
P.DPC.032961
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Gelatin silver process
Toning (Photography)
Color
Brown
Dimensions
Height: 7 in
Width: 9.375 in
Inscriptions
Marked on back: across top in pencil: The Paint Pot, Lower Geyser Basin underlined: 032961 stamped in red ink: 32961 center, in blue pencil: X center, in pencil: Wyo center right, in pencil: 143 / WHJ
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