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- Daily Through Sleepers between Chicago and the Health and Pleasure Resorts of the Southwest, 1915 - The Wabash Railway, with origins dating back to 1838, was a strong Midwestern carrier until Amtrak took over the national passenger railroad system in 1971. This timetable advertised Wabash's through trains between Chicago and resort communities in Arkansas and Texas. Wabash operated the service in cooperation with the St. Louis, Iron Mountain & Southern Railway and the International & Great Northern Railway.
- 1915
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Daily Through Sleepers between Chicago and the Health and Pleasure Resorts of the Southwest, 1915
The Wabash Railway, with origins dating back to 1838, was a strong Midwestern carrier until Amtrak took over the national passenger railroad system in 1971. This timetable advertised Wabash's through trains between Chicago and resort communities in Arkansas and Texas. Wabash operated the service in cooperation with the St. Louis, Iron Mountain & Southern Railway and the International & Great Northern Railway.
- Beehive Geyser, Upper Geyser Basin, Yellowstone Park, 1911-1913 - Yellowstone National Park, established 1872, was America's first national park. Approximately two square miles in area, Upper Geyser Basin contains the largest concentrations of geysers in the park--in fact, nearly one-quarter of all the geysers in the world. This geyser is aptly named, as its four-foot-tall cone resembles a beehive.
- 1911-1913
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Beehive Geyser, Upper Geyser Basin, Yellowstone Park, 1911-1913
Yellowstone National Park, established 1872, was America's first national park. Approximately two square miles in area, Upper Geyser Basin contains the largest concentrations of geysers in the park--in fact, nearly one-quarter of all the geysers in the world. This geyser is aptly named, as its four-foot-tall cone resembles a beehive.
- Geysers in Eruption, Upper Geyser Basin, Yellowstone Park, 1908-1909 - Yellowstone National Park, established 1872, was America's first national park. Approximately two square miles in area, Upper Geyser Basin contains the largest concentrations of geysers in the park--in fact, nearly one-quarter of all the geysers in the world. It includes Old Faithful along with several other well-known geysers. Colorful hot springs and steaming fumaroles also exist here.
- 1908-1909
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Geysers in Eruption, Upper Geyser Basin, Yellowstone Park, 1908-1909
Yellowstone National Park, established 1872, was America's first national park. Approximately two square miles in area, Upper Geyser Basin contains the largest concentrations of geysers in the park--in fact, nearly one-quarter of all the geysers in the world. It includes Old Faithful along with several other well-known geysers. Colorful hot springs and steaming fumaroles also exist here.
- Mammoth Hot Springs, Pulpit Terraces, Yellowstone National Park, circa 1892 - Yellowstone National Park, established 1872, was America's first national park. The scenery that early explorers, surveyors, artists, and photographers encountered at Mammoth Hot Springs was among the most striking in the park. The hot springs that created the terraces, like this terrace the explorers named "Pulpit", were constantly moving and shifting--leaving old terraces dormant and forming new ones.
- circa 1892
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Mammoth Hot Springs, Pulpit Terraces, Yellowstone National Park, circa 1892
Yellowstone National Park, established 1872, was America's first national park. The scenery that early explorers, surveyors, artists, and photographers encountered at Mammoth Hot Springs was among the most striking in the park. The hot springs that created the terraces, like this terrace the explorers named "Pulpit", were constantly moving and shifting--leaving old terraces dormant and forming new ones.
- Memo from John B. Millis to Hank E. Edmonds regarding the "Bag of Genuine Dirt" from Crater of Diamonds, 1952-1959 -
- 1949-1958
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Memo from John B. Millis to Hank E. Edmonds regarding the "Bag of Genuine Dirt" from Crater of Diamonds, 1952-1959
- Riverside Geyser, Yellowstone National Park, 1908 - Yellowstone National Park, established 1872, was America's first national park. Approximately two square miles in area, Upper Geyser Basin contains the largest concentrations of geysers in the park. Located along the Firehole River, Riverside's eruption sprays as high as 75 feet, and it shoots water at an angle over the river, sometimes creating a rainbow effect.
- 1908
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Riverside Geyser, Yellowstone National Park, 1908
Yellowstone National Park, established 1872, was America's first national park. Approximately two square miles in area, Upper Geyser Basin contains the largest concentrations of geysers in the park. Located along the Firehole River, Riverside's eruption sprays as high as 75 feet, and it shoots water at an angle over the river, sometimes creating a rainbow effect.
- Old Faithful Geyser, Upper Geyser Basin, Yellowstone National Park, 1905 - Yellowstone National Park, established 1872, was America's first national park. Old Faithful is the most famous and celebrated geyser in the park--and indeed the world. Members of the 1870 Washburn Expedition, who camped near this geyser, named it Old Faithful because they discovered that it erupted at frequent and regular intervals (averaging about every ninety minutes).
- 1905
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Old Faithful Geyser, Upper Geyser Basin, Yellowstone National Park, 1905
Yellowstone National Park, established 1872, was America's first national park. Old Faithful is the most famous and celebrated geyser in the park--and indeed the world. Members of the 1870 Washburn Expedition, who camped near this geyser, named it Old Faithful because they discovered that it erupted at frequent and regular intervals (averaging about every ninety minutes).
- Geysers at Yellowstone National Park, "The Grand Group," 1870-1880 - Yellowstone National Park, established 1872, was America's first national park. Approximately two square miles in area, Upper Geyser Basin contains the largest concentrations of geysers in the park. The tallest predictable geyser in the park, Grand Geyser is connected to other geysers in the so-called Grand Group, which includes adjacent Vent Geyser and Turban Geyser.
- 1870-1880
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Geysers at Yellowstone National Park, "The Grand Group," 1870-1880
Yellowstone National Park, established 1872, was America's first national park. Approximately two square miles in area, Upper Geyser Basin contains the largest concentrations of geysers in the park. The tallest predictable geyser in the park, Grand Geyser is connected to other geysers in the so-called Grand Group, which includes adjacent Vent Geyser and Turban Geyser.
- Mammoth Hot Springs Terraces, Yellowstone National Park, 1935 - Yellowstone National Park, established 1872, was America's first national park. At Mammoth Hot Springs, hot waters heavily charged with lime have built up tier upon tier of elaborately carved and fretted terraces made of a hard rock called travertine. The springs that created the terraces are constantly moving and shifting--leaving old terraces dormant and forming new ones.
- 1935
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Mammoth Hot Springs Terraces, Yellowstone National Park, 1935
Yellowstone National Park, established 1872, was America's first national park. At Mammoth Hot Springs, hot waters heavily charged with lime have built up tier upon tier of elaborately carved and fretted terraces made of a hard rock called travertine. The springs that created the terraces are constantly moving and shifting--leaving old terraces dormant and forming new ones.
- Grotto Geyser, Yellowstone National Park, 1935 - Yellowstone National Park, established 1872, was America's first national park. Approximately two square miles in area, Upper Geyser Basin contains the largest concentrations of geysers in the park--in fact, nearly one-quarter of all the geysers in the world. Grotto, named for its interesting shape, usually erupts every two to five hours and hits heights of 20 to 30 feet.
- 1935
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Grotto Geyser, Yellowstone National Park, 1935
Yellowstone National Park, established 1872, was America's first national park. Approximately two square miles in area, Upper Geyser Basin contains the largest concentrations of geysers in the park--in fact, nearly one-quarter of all the geysers in the world. Grotto, named for its interesting shape, usually erupts every two to five hours and hits heights of 20 to 30 feet.