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Grizzly bears feeding, Yellowstone National Park, WY, 1937

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Mountains & HillsNational & State ParksWildlife
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Chrome
Date
c. 1937 (Linen)
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Grizzly bears gather in a sandy clearing in a mountain meadow in Yellowstone National Park, some standing on their hind legs and others resting or foraging near the treeline, with cubs among the adults. The caption calls bears and Yellowstone "almost synonymous" and notes that grizzlies are more powerful and less tame than the park's commoner black and brown bears. In the 1920s and 1930s, Yellowstone's dump bears and roadside feeding areas were a popular visitor attraction; the park later closed the dumps and ended public bear feeding.

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PublisherSanborn Souvenir Co.
1215—GRIZZLY BEARS FEEDING IN YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK Bears and Yellowstone Park are almost synonymous since there are more there than perhaps any spot in the nation and they are tamer. All varieties abound but the grizzlies are more powerful and less tame than the commoner black and brown bears.
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PublisherSanborn Souvenir Co.
ConditionVery good
Place mentionedYellowstone National Park, WY
PublisherSanborn Souvenir Co., Denver, CO
NotesThin white border at left and bottom edges; visible halftone/linen-like screen texture; photographer copyright credit © HABERSTROH printed in the image at lower right. No postmark; unused card. Divided-back "POST CARD" with printed caption and publisher imprint; linen-textured Art-Colortone stock, white border on front. Light age toning/soiling, no damage.

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Grizzly bears feeding, Yellowstone National Park, WY, 1937, postcard, c. 1937. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/grizzly-bears-feeding-yellowstone-national-park-wy-1937. Accessed November 2, 2026.