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Grotto Geyser, Yellowstone National Park, WY, circa 1932

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Forests & TreesNational & State Parks
Card type
Linen
Date
c. 1932 (Linen)
Front of Grotto Geyser, Yellowstone National Park, WY, circa 1932, c. 1932 linen postcard
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Back of Grotto Geyser, Yellowstone National Park, WY, circa 1932, c. 1932 linen postcard
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Grotto Geyser rises from the Upper Geyser Basin in Yellowstone National Park, its thick, cratered sinter cone pierced by irregular arches beside a still pool, with pine forest behind. A small white sign on a post at right reads "GROTTO GEYSER." The geyser sits north of Old Faithful, close to the road on the left. Its empty crater is more interesting than its eruption, and eruptions come every two to five hours at about 201 degrees. The basin holds one of the world's densest concentrations of geysers, and Grotto's knobby cone, built from silica deposited by its water, gives the cave-like openings that inspired its name.

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PublisherSanborn Souvenir Co.
972 GROTTO GEYSER YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK 2A-H690 --- GROTTO GEYSER Grotto Geyser lies in the upper geyser basin north of Old Faithful close to road on the left. It differs from most in that the empty crater is more interesting than the eruption. Its eruptions occur every 2 to 5 hours and its temperature is 201°. POST CARD PLACE ONE CENT STAMP HERE "C.T. ART-COLORTONE," SANBORN SOUVENIR CO., DENVER, COLO.
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PublisherSanborn Souvenir Co.
Series972 2A-H690
ConditionVery good
Place depictedGrotto Geyser, Yellowstone National Park, WY
Place mentionedOld Faithful
PublisherSanborn Souvenir Co., Denver, CO
NotesLinen-textured stock with a white border; small printed sign in the image is headed "GROTTO GEYSER" with body text largely illegible. Curt Teich-style number 2A-H690 at lower right; series 972 at upper right. No postmark — card is unused. Divided-back linen-texture card with white border (front); blue-ink imprint "C.T. ART-COLORTONE," SANBORN SOUVENIR CO., DENVER, COLO. and a "PLACE ONE CENT STAMP HERE" box; light toning/soiling, no writing.

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Grotto Geyser, Yellowstone National Park, WY, circa 1932, postcard, c. 1932. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/grotto-geyser-yellowstone-national-park-wy-circa-1932. Accessed November 2, 2026.