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- Tower Fall and Towers, Yellowstone National Park, 1940 - Yellowstone National Park, established 1872, was America's first national park. Tower Creek falls 132 feet over a sheer cliff into a chasm where it eventually joins the Yellowstone River. The high breccia "towers" give the name to this creek and falls. Although one of the park's most spectacular falls, it requires a bit of a hike to reach.
- 1940
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Tower Fall and Towers, Yellowstone National Park, 1940
Yellowstone National Park, established 1872, was America's first national park. Tower Creek falls 132 feet over a sheer cliff into a chasm where it eventually joins the Yellowstone River. The high breccia "towers" give the name to this creek and falls. Although one of the park's most spectacular falls, it requires a bit of a hike to reach.
- "Pulpit Rock on Presque Isle," Lake Superior near Marquette, Michigan, 1898 - From 1895 to 1924, the Detroit Publishing Company was one of the major image publishers in the world. The company had a wide-ranging stock of original photographs, including many scenes from around the world. These colorful prints were reproduced for ads, purchased to decorate homes and offices, bought as souvenirs, and used as teaching tools in schools and libraries.
- 1898
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"Pulpit Rock on Presque Isle," Lake Superior near Marquette, Michigan, 1898
From 1895 to 1924, the Detroit Publishing Company was one of the major image publishers in the world. The company had a wide-ranging stock of original photographs, including many scenes from around the world. These colorful prints were reproduced for ads, purchased to decorate homes and offices, bought as souvenirs, and used as teaching tools in schools and libraries.
- Magazine, "Travel," May 1915 - The cover of this May 1915 <em>Travel</em> magazine tempted readers to imagine themselves at Yosemite National Park in California.
- 1915
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Magazine, "Travel," May 1915
The cover of this May 1915 Travel magazine tempted readers to imagine themselves at Yosemite National Park in California.
- "Grand Canyon of Arizona, from O'Neill's Point," 1902 - From 1895 to 1924, the Detroit Publishing Company was one of the major image publishers in the world. The company had a wide-ranging stock of original photographs, including many scenes from around the world. These colorful prints were reproduced for ads, purchased to decorate homes and offices, bought as souvenirs, and used as teaching tools in schools and libraries.
- 1902
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"Grand Canyon of Arizona, from O'Neill's Point," 1902
From 1895 to 1924, the Detroit Publishing Company was one of the major image publishers in the world. The company had a wide-ranging stock of original photographs, including many scenes from around the world. These colorful prints were reproduced for ads, purchased to decorate homes and offices, bought as souvenirs, and used as teaching tools in schools and libraries.
- "Chimney Rock and New River Canyon near Fayette, W. Va.," circa 1913 - From 1895 to 1924, the Detroit Publishing Company was one of the major image publishers in the world. It had a wide-ranging stock of original photographs, many of which were colored using the company's patented "Phostint" process. Popular "Phostint" postcards, the Detroit Publishing Company claimed, were delicately "executed in Nature's Coloring" to be truthful, tasteful, beautiful, and educational.
- circa 1913
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"Chimney Rock and New River Canyon near Fayette, W. Va.," circa 1913
From 1895 to 1924, the Detroit Publishing Company was one of the major image publishers in the world. It had a wide-ranging stock of original photographs, many of which were colored using the company's patented "Phostint" process. Popular "Phostint" postcards, the Detroit Publishing Company claimed, were delicately "executed in Nature's Coloring" to be truthful, tasteful, beautiful, and educational.
- Royal Gorge, Colorado, circa 1900 - From 1895 to 1924, the Detroit Publishing Company was one of the major image publishers in the world. The company had a wide-ranging stock of original photographs, including many scenes from around the world. These colorful prints were reproduced for ads, purchased to decorate homes and offices, bought as souvenirs, and used as teaching tools in schools and libraries.
- 1885
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Royal Gorge, Colorado, circa 1900
From 1895 to 1924, the Detroit Publishing Company was one of the major image publishers in the world. The company had a wide-ranging stock of original photographs, including many scenes from around the world. These colorful prints were reproduced for ads, purchased to decorate homes and offices, bought as souvenirs, and used as teaching tools in schools and libraries.
- The Narrows, Clear Creek Canyon, Colorado, circa 1900 - From 1895 to 1924, the Detroit Publishing Company was one of the major image publishers in the world. The company had a wide-ranging stock of original photographs, including many scenes from around the world. These colorful prints were reproduced for ads, purchased to decorate homes and offices, bought as souvenirs, and used as teaching tools in schools and libraries.
- 1889
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The Narrows, Clear Creek Canyon, Colorado, circa 1900
From 1895 to 1924, the Detroit Publishing Company was one of the major image publishers in the world. The company had a wide-ranging stock of original photographs, including many scenes from around the world. These colorful prints were reproduced for ads, purchased to decorate homes and offices, bought as souvenirs, and used as teaching tools in schools and libraries.
- "The Rainbow Bridge in Utah Where Grey Goes to Get Color for His Books," circa 1924 -
- circa 1924
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"The Rainbow Bridge in Utah Where Grey Goes to Get Color for His Books," circa 1924
- View of Lake Huron through Arch Rock, Mackinac Island, Michigan, 1899 - From 1895 to 1924, the Detroit Publishing Company was one of the major image publishers in the world. The company's wide-ranging stock of original photographs documented life and landscapes from across the nation and around the globe. From the tens of thousands of negatives, the company created prints, postcards, lantern slides, panoramas, and other merchandise for sale to educators, businessmen, advertisers, homeowners and travelers.
- 1899
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View of Lake Huron through Arch Rock, Mackinac Island, Michigan, 1899
From 1895 to 1924, the Detroit Publishing Company was one of the major image publishers in the world. The company's wide-ranging stock of original photographs documented life and landscapes from across the nation and around the globe. From the tens of thousands of negatives, the company created prints, postcards, lantern slides, panoramas, and other merchandise for sale to educators, businessmen, advertisers, homeowners and travelers.
- 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.