Yellowstone National Park photo album collection

Collection

Identifier: P1489

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

The Yellowstone National Park Photo Album collection consists of 11¾ x 14 ¾ photo album, and some loose images, with a wooden cover, not attached, that says “Yellowstone Park” and has a carving of a bear and cub. This album documents the travels of unidentified people who left Colmar, Pennsylvania on June 26, 1940 and followed a route laid out by the Conoco Travel Club. In addition to Yellowstone, there are images of Pennsylvania, Illinois, Indiana, Texas, California, Boulder Dam, Zion National Park, Grand Canyon National Park, Grand Teton National Park in Wyoming and Mount Rushmore in South Dakota. The collection includes promotional and tourist images of Yellowstone taken by Frank J. Haynes.

Dates

1940

Creator

Haynes, Frank J. (Frank Jay), 1853-1921 (Person)

Conditions Governing Access

Twenty-four hour advanced notice encouraged. Materials must be used on-site. Access to parts of this collection may be restricted under provisions of state or federal law.

Conditions Governing Use

It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain any necessary copyright clearances.

Permission to publish material from the Yellowstone National Park Photo Album collection must be obtained from the Special Collections Manuscript Curator.

Historical Note

Yellowstone Park became the United States’ first national park in 1872. This collection contains a Yellowstone National Park branded album compiled by an unknown family to document a 1940 trip from Pennsylvania to Yellowstone and other national parks in the American West.

Extent

1 Box

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Abstract

The Yellowstone National Park photo album collection consists of 1 photograph album documenting an unidentified family's tourism to Yellowstone National Park and other parks in the American West in 1940, including Zion National Park, Grand Canyon National Park, Grand Teton National Park in Wyoming and Mount Rushmore in South Dakota.

Arrangement

Arranged by subject

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Purchased from Jordan Antiquarian Book in 2007.

1 photograph of Pulpit Terrace in Yellowstone Park by Frank Jay Haynes purchased from Tschanz Rare Books.