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Dragon's Mouth Spring, Yellowstone National Park, circa 1915

Subject
National & State Parks
Card type
Printed photo
Date
c. 1930 (White Border)
Front of Dragon's Mouth Spring, Yellowstone National Park, circa 1915, c. 1930 printed photo postcard
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A view into the dark, cave-like recess of Dragon's Mouth Spring, where water surges against the rock wall and sends up spray and steam; the surrounding sinter-covered slope is tinted in ochres and greens, with a fallen, root-like branch lying in the foreground pool. The spring, in the Mud Volcano area of Yellowstone National Park, was named for the thumping, roaring sound of its wave action inside the cavern, which early visitors likened to a dragon's breathing. The card was published by the Haynes studio, long the park's official concession photographer.

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PublisherHaynes Picture Shops, Inc.
22637. DRAGONS MOUTH SPRING, YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK. HAYNES. --- 91230 POST CARD PLACE STAMP HERE ADDRESS. The beautiful Dragons Mouth Spring of hot, clear water contrasts with its near neighbor the Mud Volcano which belches boiling mud. These are two contrasting types of thermal springs of which Yellowstone has many. COPYRIGHT BY HAYNES PICTURE SHOPS, INC., 341 SELBY AVE., ST. PAUL, MINN., AND YELLOWSTONE PARK, WYOMING.
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PublisherHaynes Picture Shops, Inc.
Series22637
ConditionVery good
Place depictedYellowstone National Park, WY
Place mentionedYellowstone National Park, WY
PublisherHaynes Picture Shops, Inc., St. Paul, MN
NotesWhite border; visible halftone dot screen; small circled copyright mark at lower left. No postmark; unused divided-back card. Linen-textured stock with white border; Haynes Picture Shops imprint, card no. 91230. Slight edge wear and toning.

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Dragon's Mouth Spring, Yellowstone National Park, circa 1915, postcard, c. 1930. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/dragons-mouth-spring-yellowstone-national-park-circa-1915. Accessed October 24, 2026.