Old Faithful Geyser, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, circa 1940

Subject: National & State Parks
Card type: Linen
Date: c. 1930 (White Border)

Back of Old Faithful Geyser, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, circa 1940, c. 1930 linen postcard — Back

About this postcard

The card shows Old Faithful Geyser in full eruption, a tall column of white steam and water rising against a dark sky above the geyser's brightly colored mineral crust. Old Faithful, in the Upper Geyser Basin of Yellowstone National Park, was named in 1870 for the regularity of its eruptions and became the park's best-known attraction; Haynes, the long-time official photographer and publisher at Yellowstone, issued many views of it. The deep blue-black sky and saturated foreground colors are typical of hand-tinted linen-era cards.

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PublisherHaynes Inc.

©13040—OLD FAITHFUL GEYSER, YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK COPYRIGHT BY HAYNES INC., YELLOWSTONE PARK, WYOMING 4A-H271 --- Old Faithful Geyser erupts every 66.3 minutes on the average, to heights of from 116 to 171 feet, for a period of four minutes. This is the most celebrated picture of this famous geyser, which was named in 1870 by General Henry D. Washburn. POST CARD PLACE ONE CENT STAMP HERE GENUINE CURTEICH-CHICAGO "C.T. ART-COLORTONE" POST CARD (REG. U.S. PAT. OFF.) COPYRIGHT BY HAYNES INC., YELLOWSTONE PARK, WYOMING, U.S.A.

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Publisher	Haynes Inc.
Series	13040
Condition	Very good
Place depicted	Yellowstone National Park, WY
Publisher	Haynes Inc., Yellowstone Park, WY
Notes	Linen-textured stock with a white border; printed card number 4A-H271 at lower right. No postmark or handwriting; unused divided-back linen card. Front shows white border and linen texture; imprint credits Haynes Inc. and Genuine Curteich Chicago.

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Old Faithful Geyser, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, circa 1940, postcard, c. 1930. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/old-faithful-geyser-yellowstone-national-park-wyoming-circa. Accessed October 24, 2026.