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Grizzly bears at feeding grounds, Yellowstone, 1943

Subjects
National & State ParksWildlife
Card type
Chrome
Date
c. 1943 (Linen)
Front of Grizzly bears at feeding grounds, Yellowstone, 1943, Vernon Post, WI, USA, c. 1943 chrome postcard
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About this postcard

Grizzly bears gather on an open, sandy-and-grassy slope at the bear feeding grounds near Canon (likely Canyon) in Yellowstone National Park. Adults and cubs are scattered across the ground, some standing on hind legs, others foraging or resting. The printed caption calls the evening feeding a big attraction: bears were fed at the same spot on Otter Creek, a mile from the Grand Canon area, where seats accommodated the crowds and a lecture explained the show. Such staged feedings drew tourists to Yellowstone in the early 20th century, when bears were still treated as roadside entertainment rather than wildlife to be kept at a distance.

Postcard Details

Message · English, in pen

Toad Will you do some thing for me, you go and tell Lyons to take the year book he is going to give me. So set it out and let the kids Write in it for Me, Don't forget, Rich

PublisherSanborn Souvenir Co.
GRIZZLY BEARS AT THE BEARS FEEDING GROUNDS NEAR CANON, YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK The Grizzly Bear show is a big attraction. They are fed each evening at the same spot on Otter Creek, a mile from the Grand Canon area. There are seats for the crowds and an explanatory lecture is given.
PostmarkedButte, MT, May 24, 1943, 16:00
Addressed to
Vernon Post

905 Jefferson Ave Chippewa Falls, WI

FromRichard Russell S 2/c, USNTS, Camp Ward Co 144-K3, Farragut, ID

Postcard record

Postmarked, Butte, MT
PublisherSanborn Souvenir Co.
Series1215
ConditionVery good
Place addressedVernon Post, 905 Jefferson Ave, Chippewa Falls, WI
PublisherSanborn Souvenir Co., Denver, CO
Place sent fromRichard Russell S 2/c, Camp Ward Co 144-K3, USNTS, Farragut, ID
NotesThin white margin at edges; visible halftone dot texture; copyright credit (© HABERSTROH) printed in lower right corner of front. Postmark: BUTTE, MONT. MAY 24 4 PM 1943. Divided-back linen-texture C.T. Art-Colortone card (Sanborn Souvenir Co., Denver, Colo.); light edge/corner wear, slight discoloration of the cream stock.

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Grizzly bears at feeding grounds, Yellowstone, 1943, postcard, c. 1943. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/grizzly-bears-at-feeding-grounds-yellowstone-1943. Accessed November 2, 2026.