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Historic colorized photograph of Old Faithful geyser and Old Faithful Inn
Historic colorized photograph of Old Faithful geyser and Old Faithful Inn
Historic colorized photograph of Old Faithful geyser and Old Faithful Inn
Historic colorized photograph of Old Faithful geyser and Old Faithful Inn

Historic colorized photograph of Old Faithful geyser and Old Faithful Inn. Originally, the shingle roofing of the Old Faithful Inn was painted red with a material thought to be a fire retardant. Today, the shingles have a natural wood finish.

Historic colorized photograph of Old Faithful geyser and Old Faithful Inn. Originally, the shingle roofing of the Old Faithful Inn was painted red with a material thought to be a fire retardant. Today, the shingles have a natural wood finish.

Newspaper clipping from the Billings Weekly Gazette about Leroy R. Piper's 1900 disappearance from Yellowstone National Park
Newspaper clipping from the Billings Weekly Gazette about Leroy R. Piper's 1900 disappearance from Yellowstone National Park
Newspaper clipping from the Billings Weekly Gazette about Leroy R. Piper's 1900 disappearance from Yellowstone National Park
Newspaper clipping from the Billings Weekly Gazette about Leroy R. Piper's 1900 disappearance from Yellowstone National Park

Newspaper clipping from the Billings Weekly Gazette, December 21, 1900, detailing possible reasons for the disappearance of Leroy R. Piper on July 30, 1900 (source: https://www.newspapers.com/clip/20351311/lr-piper-still-missing-relatives-of/).

The Buffalo Soldiers of the 25th Infantry Regiment Bicycle Corps walk their cycles up Minerva Terrace, Mammoth Hot Springs, Yellowstone National Park
Buffalo Soldiers walk their cycles up Minerva Terrace, Yellowstone National Park
Buffalo Soldiers walk their cycles up Minerva Terrace, Yellowstone National Park
Buffalo Soldiers walk their cycles up Minerva Terrace, Yellowstone National Park

The Buffalo Soldiers of the 25th Infantry Regiment Bicycle Corps walk their cycles up Minerva Terrace, Mammoth Hot Springs, Yellowstone National Park. Photo by F. Jay Haynes, 1896.  Montana Historical Society Research Center, Haynes Foundation Photograph Collection, H-3615. Used with permission from the Montana Historical Society.

The Buffalo Soldiers of the 25th Infantry Regiment Bicycle Corps walk their cycles up Minerva Terrace, Mammoth Hot Springs, Yellowstone National Park. Photo by F. Jay Haynes, 1896.  Montana Historical Society Research Center, Haynes Foundation Photograph Collection, H-3615. Used with permission from the Montana Historical Society.

The Buffalo Soldiers of the 25th Infantry Regiment Bicycle Corps pose on Minerva Terrace, Mammoth Hot Springs, Yellowstone National Park.
Buffalo Soldiers with bicycles pose on Minerva Terrace, Yellowstone National Park.
Buffalo Soldiers with bicycles pose on Minerva Terrace, Yellowstone National Park.
Buffalo Soldiers with bicycles pose on Minerva Terrace, Yellowstone National Park.

The Buffalo Soldiers of the 25th Infantry Regiment Bicycle Corps pose on Minerva Terrace, Mammoth Hot Springs, Yellowstone National Park. Pvt. John Findley, front left, was the primary bicycle mechanic for the unit, and so carried a heavy toolbox attached to his handlebars.  Photo by F.

The Buffalo Soldiers of the 25th Infantry Regiment Bicycle Corps pose on Minerva Terrace, Mammoth Hot Springs, Yellowstone National Park. Pvt. John Findley, front left, was the primary bicycle mechanic for the unit, and so carried a heavy toolbox attached to his handlebars.  Photo by F.

The Buffalo Soldiers of the 25th Infantry Regiment Bicycle Corps ride on an inactive portion of Minerva Terrace, Mammoth Hot Springs, Yellowstone National Park
Buffalo Soldiers cycle on an inactive are of Minerva Terrace, Yellowstone National Park
Buffalo Soldiers cycle on an inactive are of Minerva Terrace, Yellowstone National Park
Buffalo Soldiers cycle on an inactive are of Minerva Terrace, Yellowstone National Park

The Buffalo Soldiers of the 25th Infantry Regiment Bicycle Corps ride on an inactive portion of Minerva Terrace, Mammoth Hot Springs, Yellowstone National Park. Photo by F. Jay Haynes, 1896.  Montana Historical Society Research Center, Haynes Foundation Photograph Collection, H-3616. Used with permission from the Montana Historical Society.

The Buffalo Soldiers of the 25th Infantry Regiment Bicycle Corps ride on an inactive portion of Minerva Terrace, Mammoth Hot Springs, Yellowstone National Park. Photo by F. Jay Haynes, 1896.  Montana Historical Society Research Center, Haynes Foundation Photograph Collection, H-3616. Used with permission from the Montana Historical Society.

Black and white photo of water and steam bursting into the air.  The foreground is flat, and the background is forested.
Eruption of Excelsior Geyser, Midway Geyser Basin, in 1888
Eruption of Excelsior Geyser, Midway Geyser Basin, in 1888
Sapphire Pool in Biscuit Basin, Yellowstone National Park, in 1887
Sapphire Pool in Biscuit Basin, Yellowstone National Park, in 1887
Sapphire Pool in Biscuit Basin, Yellowstone National Park, in 1887
Sapphire Pool in Biscuit Basin, Yellowstone National Park, in 1887

Sapphire Pool in Biscuit Basin, Yellowstone National Park, photographed by Frank Jay Haynes in about 1887. Bulbous-shaped geyserite knobs surrounding the pool reminded the photographer of biscuits. Haynes was the official Yellowstone National Park photographer at the time.  

Sapphire Pool in Biscuit Basin, Yellowstone National Park, photographed by Frank Jay Haynes in about 1887. Bulbous-shaped geyserite knobs surrounding the pool reminded the photographer of biscuits. Haynes was the official Yellowstone National Park photographer at the time.  

Geological map of Yellowstone National Park based on work by William Henry Holmes in 1878.
Geological map of Yellowstone National Park based on work by William Henry Holmes in 1878
Geological map of Yellowstone National Park based on work by William Henry Holmes in 1878
Geological map of Yellowstone National Park based on work by William Henry Holmes in 1878

Geological map of Yellowstone National Park based on work by William Henry Holmes in 1878 as part of Ferdinand Vandeveer Hayden’s United States Geological and Geographical Survey of the Territories, with topography mapped by Henry Gannett and triangulation by Allen David Wilson.  From the Twelfth Annual Re

Geological map of Yellowstone National Park based on work by William Henry Holmes in 1878 as part of Ferdinand Vandeveer Hayden’s United States Geological and Geographical Survey of the Territories, with topography mapped by Henry Gannett and triangulation by Allen David Wilson.  From the Twelfth Annual Re

old-fashioned black and white photo of erupting geyser, and people standing around looking at it
Old Faithful Geyser erupting, c.1878
Old Faithful Geyser erupting, c.1878
Old Faithful Geyser erupting, c.1878

Old Faithful Geyser in Upper Geyser Basin. 1878(?). Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming. U.S. Geological and Geographical Survey of the Territories (Hayden Survey).

Old Faithful Geyser in Upper Geyser Basin. 1878(?). Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming. U.S. Geological and Geographical Survey of the Territories (Hayden Survey).

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.

Image: Elk in Northwestern Wyoming
Elk in Northwestern Wyoming
Elk in Northwestern Wyoming
Elk in Northwestern Wyoming

Elk congregate on the Camp Creek Feed Ground in northwestern Wyoming.

Image: Elk in Northwestern Wyoming
Elk in Northwestern Wyoming
Elk in Northwestern Wyoming
Elk in Northwestern Wyoming

Elk congregate on the Camp Creek Feed Ground in northwestern Wyoming.

Image: Ranch in the Green River Valley, Wyoming
Ranch in the Green River Valley, Wyoming
Ranch in the Green River Valley, Wyoming
Ranch in the Green River Valley, Wyoming

A section of the Upper Green River Valley in western Wyoming, just south of Yellowstone and Grand Teton National Parks, showing different ecosystems (such as forests, wetlands, and aquatic habitats) whose capacities for carbon storage and reduction of greenhouse gas emissions will be assessed by the USGS.

A section of the Upper Green River Valley in western Wyoming, just south of Yellowstone and Grand Teton National Parks, showing different ecosystems (such as forests, wetlands, and aquatic habitats) whose capacities for carbon storage and reduction of greenhouse gas emissions will be assessed by the USGS.

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