Crater of Mud Volcano, Yellowstone National Park, WY, 1936

Subjects: Crowds & Gatherings National & State Parks
Card type: Linen
Date: c. 1936 (Linen)

Back of Crater of Mud Volcano, Yellowstone National Park, WY, 1936, c. 1936 linen postcard — Back

About this postcard

Visitors in hats and coats stand behind a railed boardwalk at the rim of the Mud Volcano, a cracked, steaming paint pot in Yellowstone National Park. The crater is about thirty feet across and sends up frequent bursts of steam. The printed caption notes that it has had no violent eruption since 1898, though in 1870 N. P. Langford watched an eruption throw mud several hundred feet high. The site sits along the Grand Loop Road and was an early stop for park tourists.

Postcard Details

Message · English, in pencil

Monday, We have reached Home this morning trip (We hope) We have a broken front Spring + it will delay us a little but the work not stop any how. Even the sleep when we get home. - Will keep you posted Geo

PublisherHaynes Picture Shops, Inc.

23463 © CRATER OF MUD VOLCANO COPYRIGHT 1923 BY HAYNES 4A-H283 --- Crater of Mud Volcano, Yellowstone Park, a paint pot about thirty feet in size emitting frequent bursts of steam; but since 1898 has had no violent eruption. In 1870 N. P. Langford witnessed an eruption of the Mud Volcano which attained a height of several hundred feet. POST CARD THIS SPACE FOR ADDRESS ONLY COPYRIGHT BY HAYNES PICTURE SHOPS, INC., 341 SELBY AVE., ST. PAUL, MINN. AND YELLOWSTONE PARK, WYOMING C.T. ART-COLORTONE, MADE ONLY BY CURT TEICH & CO., INC., CHICAGO, U.S.A.

PostmarkedYellowstone Park, WY, July 27, 1936, 01:30

Addressed to

John Mahon

Municipal Hospital Ripon, WI

Postcard record

Postmarked	July 27, 1936, 01:30, Yellowstone Park, WY
Publisher	Haynes Picture Shops, Inc.
Series	4A-H283 23463
Condition	Good
Place addressed	John Mahon, Municipal Hospital, Ripon, WI
Place depicted	Yellowstone National Park, WY
Publisher	Haynes Picture Shops, Inc., St. Paul, MN
Stamp	1c Benjamin Franklin, green, issued 1930, perforated on all sides
Stamp	1c Benjamin Franklin, green, perforated on all sides
Notes	White border; visible linen/canvas texture; Curt Teich style code 4A-H283 at upper right; light edge staining at right. Postmark: YELLOWSTONE PARK WYO JUL 27 1:30 AM 1936, with boxed FISHING BRIDGE STATION killer. Divided-back linen-era Curt Teich "C.T. Art-Colortone" card, Haynes copyright 1923. Heavy vertical crease at right, light soiling and edge wear.

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Crater of Mud Volcano, Yellowstone National Park, WY, 1936, postcard, c. 1936. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/crater-of-mud-volcano-yellowstone-national-park-wy-1936. Accessed November 2, 2026.