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Painting of the Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone by artist Thomas Moran
Painting of the Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone by artist Thomas Moran
Painting of the Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone by artist Thomas Moran
Painting of the Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone by artist Thomas Moran

Painting of the Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone by artist Thomas Moran, who was part of the Hayden Geological Survey of 1871.  Painting from the Smithsonian American Art Museum.

Black and white artistic sketch of a mountainside with two projecting vertical layers, forming a "slide"
Illustration of Devil’s Slide, Montana, by Thomas Moran for Scriber's Monthly in 1871
Illustration of Devil’s Slide, Montana, by Thomas Moran for Scriber's Monthly in 1871
Illustration of Devil’s Slide, Montana, by Thomas Moran for Scriber's Monthly in 1871

Illustration of Devil’s Slide, Montana (just north of Yellowstone National Park along the Yellowstone River) by artist Thomas Moran for Scribner’s Monthly and based on a description of Nathanial Langford.  The depiction is not particularly accurate, but Moran had a chance to see the feature in person when he accompanied the 1871 Hayden geological expedition to

Illustration of Devil’s Slide, Montana (just north of Yellowstone National Park along the Yellowstone River) by artist Thomas Moran for Scribner’s Monthly and based on a description of Nathanial Langford.  The depiction is not particularly accurate, but Moran had a chance to see the feature in person when he accompanied the 1871 Hayden geological expedition to

Black and white photo of a mountainside with vertical rock layers. Foreground is flat with scrubby vegetation
The first photograph taken of Devil’s Slide, Montana, by William Henry Jackson
The first photograph taken of Devil’s Slide, Montana, by William Henry Jackson
The first photograph taken of Devil’s Slide, Montana, by William Henry Jackson

The first photograph taken of Devil’s Slide, Montana (just north of Yellowstone National Park along the Yellowstone River).  Photo by William Henry Jackson in either 1871 or 1873.

Geologist Ferdinand Hayden at work with a rock hammer in 1870
Geologist Ferdinand Hayden at work with a rock hammer in 1870
Geologist Ferdinand Hayden at work with a rock hammer in 1870
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