2-697-355 - The Print Collector/Heritage Images

The Black Growler, Norris Geyser Basin, Yellowstone Park, Montana, USA, c1900. The Black Growler Steam Vent has measured 93 to 138 degrees C. There are thought to be about 1,000 geothermal features in Yellowstone, including geyser basins, hot springs, mud pots, and fumaroles. Yellowstone National Park, established in 1872, extends across Wyoming, Montana, and Idaho. It was the first national park in the US, and is also widely held to be the first national park in the world. From Scenic Marvels of the New World edited by Prof. Geo.R. Cromwell. [C.N.Greig & Co., c1900]