Departing Stages at the Yellowstone Lake Hotel, Yellowstone Park, 1904-1905
THF120308 / Departing Stages at the Yellowstone Lake Hotel, Yellowstone Park, 1904-1905
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Artifact Overview
Yellowstone National Park, established 1872, was America's first national park. During the first decade of the 1900s, tourists could take the park's Grand Tour by horse-drawn carriage. This tour involved stopping at a fancy hotel every night. The oldest surviving hotel in the park, Yellowstone Lake Hotel was built in 1891. Architect Robert Reamer added the colonial-style columns in 1903.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Postcard
Date Made
1904-1905
Creators
Place of Creation
Collection Title
Location
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
37.102.204
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Phostint
Color
Multicolored
Dimensions
Height: 3.5 in
Width: 5.5 in
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