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Great Falls of the Yellowstone from below, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, circa 1940

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Mountains & HillsNational & State ParksRivers & Streams
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Linen
Front of Great Falls of the Yellowstone from below, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, circa 1940, linen postcard
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Back of Great Falls of the Yellowstone from below, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, circa 1940, linen postcard
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The card looks up the Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone at the Great Falls, a 308-foot plunge of the Yellowstone River framed by steep, ochre-and-pink rhyolite walls; a road and an automobile are visible on the rim at upper right. The falls are the lower of the two great cataracts in the canyon, a landmark of Yellowstone National Park that has drawn sightseers since the park's establishment in 1872. The printed caption gives the height as 308 feet, the figure commonly cited for the lower fall.

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PublisherSanborn Souvenir Co.
958 GREAT FALLS OF THE YELLOWSTONE FROM BELOW, 308 FEET YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK 2A-H710 --- THE GRAND CANYON OF THE YELLOWSTONE The Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone affords a spectacle worthy of a national park even if there were no geysers. It stands out from other "grand canyons" because of its vivid colorings. It is a cameo of every shade of colors, from crimson to black, deep orange to gray, pink to pearl and back again. POST CARD THIS SPACE FOR ADDRESS ONLY PLACE ONE CENT STAMP HERE "C.T. ART-COLORTONE," SANBORN SOUVENIR CO., DENVER, COLO.
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PublisherSanborn Souvenir Co.
Series958
ConditionVery good
Place depictedYellowstone National Park, WY
PublisherSanborn Souvenir Co., Denver, CO
NotesLinen-textured stock with a white border; Curt Teich production code "2A-H710" printed at lower right. No postmark or handwriting; unused card. Undivided back with "THIS SPACE FOR ADDRESS ONLY" and a one-cent stamp box; linen-textured stock with white border (from front); light soiling and faint foxing on the blank lower half.

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Great Falls of the Yellowstone from below, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, circa 1940, postcard, n.d.. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/great-falls-of-the-yellowstone-from-below-yellowstone-nation. Accessed October 24, 2026.