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Lower Falls, Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, circa 1940

Subjects
National & State ParksRivers & Streams
Card type
Linen
Date
c. 1930 (White Border)
Front of Lower Falls, Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, circa 1940, c. 1930 linen postcard
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Back of Lower Falls, Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, circa 1940, c. 1930 linen postcard
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About this postcard

A tall waterfall plunges into a deep, brightly colored canyon, with steep eroded walls of yellow, orange and rust-toned rock rising on the right and forested slopes beyond. The scene is the Lower Falls of the Yellowstone River in the Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone, one of the park's most photographed sights; the 308-foot fall drops over resistant rhyolite lava flows that give the canyon its oxidized yellow and pink hues. The view resembles the classic prospect from Artist Point or Lookout Point, long a standard subject for park concession postcards.

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PublisherSanborn Souvenir Co.
1075—GRAND CAÑON OF THE YELLOWSTONE, GREAT FALLS IN THE DISTANCE, YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK The Grand Cañon is one of the great sights of the Park; famous all over the world. The cliffs of this cañon reveal over a thousand feet of iridescent coloring in all the tints of the rainbow. "C. T. ART-COLORTONE," SANBORN SOUVENIR CO., DENVER, COLO. POST CARD PLACE ONE CENT STAMP HERE 5A-H2473
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PublisherSanborn Souvenir Co.
ConditionGood
Place mentionedYellowstone National Park, WY
PublisherSanborn Souvenir Co., Denver, CO
NotesLinen-textured stock with visible horizontal ribbing; no printed caption or border text on the front; slight edge wear. No postmark, address, or message — back is entirely printed. Divided-back "POST CARD" with "PLACE ONE CENT STAMP HERE" box and production code 5A-H2473; C.T. Art-ColorTone linen-textured stock (front shows ribbed linen grain, image to the edge, no white border). Light toning, otherwise clean.

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Lower Falls, Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, circa 1940, postcard, c. 1930. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/lower-falls-grand-canyon-of-the-yellowstone-yellowstone-nati. Accessed October 25, 2026.