Crater of Mud Volcano, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, circa 1923

Subjects: Crowds & Gatherings National & State Parks
Card type: Linen
Date: c. 1930 (White Border)

Back of Crater of Mud Volcano, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, circa 1923, c. 1930 linen postcard — Back

About this postcard

A close view of the cracked, steaming crater of the Mud Volcano, with a party of visitors in hats and coats watching from a railed boardwalk at the rim. The Mud Volcano area lies along the Grand Loop Road in Yellowstone National Park and was one of the earliest stops on the park's stagecoach tours; Haynes, the park's official photographer, issued views of its bubbling mud pots and hot springs for decades. The card carries a 1923 copyright by Haynes.

Postcard Details

Message · English, in pencil

Monday, We have reached Home this morning but (We hope) We have a broken front Spring + it will delay us a little but the worst not stop anything Even if we sleep When we get there - will Keep you posted

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, 11:00

Addressed to

John Mahon

Ripon, WI

Postcard record

Postmarked	July 27, 1936, 11:00, Yellowstone Park, WY
Publisher	Haynes Picture Shops, Inc.
Series	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, 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 11:00 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, Wyoming, circa 1923, postcard, c. 1930. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/crater-of-mud-volcano-yellowstone-national-park-wyoming-circ. Accessed October 25, 2026.