Bathtub hot spring, Norris Basin, Yellowstone Park, circa 1907

Subject: National & State Parks
Card type: Printed photo
Date: c. 1907 (Golden Age)

Back of Bathtub hot spring, Norris Basin, Yellowstone Park, circa 1907, Yellowstone National Park, WY, USA, c. 1907 printed photo postcard — Back

About this postcard

The photograph shows the Bathtub, a steaming hot spring in Norris Basin, Yellowstone Park, with two visitors standing on the terrace behind the pool. Norris Basin is one of the park's major thermal areas, named for Philetus W. Norris, an early superintendent of Yellowstone. On the back, Billie writes to Ruth of "Having one grand time" and describes the thrill of getting within 16 feet of a "real honest to goodness grizzly bear."

Postcard Details

Message · English, in pencil

Dear Ruth - Having one grand time - some thing new to see all the time. It gives you a real thrill when you can get within 16 ft of a real honest to goodness grizzly bear or rather it did me - will write later - love Billie

PostmarkedYellowstone, MT

Addressed to

Mrs. Jos. A. [illegible]

Indiana, PA

Postcard record

Postmarked	Yellowstone, MT
Publisher	Haynes
Series	No. 548
Condition	Fair
Place addressed	Mrs. Jos. A. [illegible], Indiana, PA
Place depicted	Yellowstone National Park, WY
Place depicted	Norris Basin, Yellowstone National Park, WY
Stamp	1c George Washington, green, perforated on all sides
Stamp	2c George Washington, red, perforated on all sides
Notes	Sepia-toned printed photograph with white border; upper-right corner chipped, top-center crease, light surface staining. Postmark: YELLOWSTONE MONT. — date and time obscured by the 1¢ stamp. Divided-back "POST CARD" stock with pencil message; cream border, matte sepia print; top-left corner clipped and edges worn.

Cite this card

Bathtub hot spring, Norris Basin, Yellowstone Park, circa 1907, postcard, c. 1907. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/bathtub-hot-spring-norris-basin-yellowstone-park-circa-1907. Accessed November 2, 2026.