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Mother bear and cub hiking, Yellowstone Park, Wyoming, circa 1940

Subjects
National & State ParksWildlife
Card type
Linen
Date
c. 1930 (White Border)
Front of Mother bear and cub hiking, Yellowstone Park, Wyoming, circa 1940, c. 1930 linen postcard
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Back of Mother bear and cub hiking, Yellowstone Park, Wyoming, circa 1940, c. 1930 linen postcard
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About this postcard

A black bear and her cub are shown clambering up a rocky, brush-covered slope, the mother in the foreground with the cub behind her to the right. The card is captioned "Mother Bear and Cub Hiking" and was issued by Haynes Inc. of Yellowstone Park, Wyoming, the photographic studio long associated with concession-era views of the park. Black bears were a celebrated — and later discouraged — roadside attraction in Yellowstone, where visitors fed them along the Grand Loop Road in the early twentieth century.

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PublisherHaynes Inc.
MOTHER BEAR AND CUB HIKING --- This fascinating picture of a mother bear and cub was taken near Norris Geyser Basin where the little cub received his first lesson in the art of getting food from motorists. POST CARD THIS SPACE FOR ADDRESS ONLY PLACE ONE CENT STAMP HERE "C.T. ART-COLORTONE" REG. U.S. PAT. OFF. MADE ONLY BY CURT TEICH & CO., INC., CHICAGO HAYNES INC., YELLOWSTONE PARK, WYO.
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Postcard record

PublisherHaynes Inc.
Series35441P
ConditionVery good
Place depictedYellowstone Park, WY
Place mentionedCurt Teich & Co., Inc., Chicago, IL
Place mentionedNorris Geyser Basin, WY
NotesLinen-textured stock with a white border; negative number "7A-H1615" printed in the lower corner; publisher line and card number printed along the top edge. No postmark, no message, no address — unused card. Linen-era "C.T. Art-Colortone" back (Curt Teich, Chicago) for Haynes Inc., Yellowstone Park, Wyo.; divided back, white border, linen texture; clean, light toning only.

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Mother bear and cub hiking, Yellowstone Park, Wyoming, circa 1940, postcard, c. 1930. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/mother-bear-and-cub-hiking-yellowstone-park-wyoming-circa-19. Accessed October 24, 2026.