Fishing Bridge, Yellowstone River, Yellowstone National Park, 1938

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Artifact Overview

Yellowstone National Park, established 1872, was America's first national park. Fishing Bridge gained its name from a 1902 bridge that once served as Yellowstone's most popular angling location. This newer bridge, completed in 1937, spanned the Yellowstone River near Yellowstone Lake. Fishing was banned there in 1973 to allow the trout to spawn without disruption.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Postcard

Date Made

1938

Location

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

86.9.1.907

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Dorothy Guimaraes.

Material

Paper (Fiber product)

Technique

Photolithography

Color

Multicolored

Dimensions

Height: 3.5 in
Width: 5.5 in