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Tower Fall, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, circa 1932

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National & State ParksRivers & Streams
Card type
Linen
Date
c. 1930 (White Border)
Front of Tower Fall, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, circa 1932, c. 1930 linen postcard
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Back of Tower Fall, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, circa 1932, c. 1930 linen postcard
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About this postcard

The picture shows Tower Fall, the 132-foot waterfall on Tower Creek in the northeastern section of Yellowstone National Park, dropping between eroded volcanic pinnacles that give the fall and nearby Tower Junction their names. The rock spires are remnants of the Yellowstone rhyolite flows, and the fall was a favorite subject for early park photographers and stagecoach tourists passing through Tower Junction. The caption gives the height as 132 feet, the figure long used on park guidebooks and postcards of the era.

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PublisherSanborn Souvenir Co.
961 TOWER FALLS—HEIGHT 132 FT. AT TOWER JUNCTION YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK 2A-H699 --- TOWER FALLS Tower Falls is the noted spot in the north-eastern section of the Park. This region takes its name from the rocky minarets that jut into the sky. At the Tower Junction, two miles below, a new road into the Park from Billings and Cooke City will soon be available. POST CARD PLACE ONE CENT STAMP HERE "C.T. ART-COLORTONE," SANBORN SOUVENIR CO., DENVER, COLO.
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PublisherSanborn Souvenir Co.
Series961
ConditionVery good
Place depictedTower Fall, WY
Place depictedYellowstone National Park, WY
Place mentionedBillings
Place mentionedCooke City
PublisherSanborn Souvenir Co., Denver, CO
NotesLinen-textured stock with a white border; Curt Teich production code 2A-H699 printed along the edge. No postmark, no handwriting. Divided-back linen-texture card with white border; blue-ink imprint of C.T. Art-Colortone / Sanborn Souvenir Co., Denver, Colo. Clean, slight age toning.

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Tower Fall, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, circa 1932, postcard, c. 1930. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/tower-fall-yellowstone-national-park-wyoming-circa-1932. Accessed October 25, 2026.