Yellowstone Lake at West Thumb, Yellowstone National Park, circa 1915

Subjects: Forests & Trees Lakes & Ponds National & State Parks
Card type: Lithograph
Date: c. 1915 (White Border)

Back of Yellowstone Lake at West Thumb, Yellowstone National Park, circa 1915, c. 1915 lithograph postcard — Back

About this postcard

The view looks across the calm blue water of Yellowstone Lake toward a low, dark forested ridge on the far shore, with a rocky, pine-topped bank and a small sandy beach in the right foreground. The printed caption names the spot as West Thumb, the large bay on the lake's western side formed where a lava flow dammed the water. The card was issued by the Haynes studio, the official photographer and publisher at Yellowstone for decades, whose numbered views of the park circulated widely in the early 20th century.

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PublisherHaynes Picture Shops, Inc.

12766. YELLOWSTONE LAKE AT WEST THUMB, YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK. HAYNES. --- 91241 POST CARD PLACE STAMP HERE ADDRESS. Near the geysers and paintpots near West Thumb Bay this beautiful picture of Yellowstone Lake was taken. With its shoreline of one hundred miles and its elevation of 7,730 feet, Yellowstone Lake is the largest lake at its elevation in North America. COPYRIGHT BY HAYNES PICTURE SHOPS, INC., 341 SELBY AVE., ST. PAUL, MINN., AND YELLOWSTONE PARK, WYOMING.

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Publisher	Haynes Picture Shops, Inc.
Series	12766
Condition	Very good
Place depicted	Yellowstone National Park, WY
Publisher	Haynes Picture Shops, Inc., St. Paul, MN
Notes	White border; printed color with visible halftone screen; small copyright mark at lower left; light edge wear. No postmark — unused card. Divided-back "POST CARD" with printed descriptive text and Haynes Picture Shops imprint; cream textured stock, white border on front. Light soiling/toning at edges.

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Yellowstone Lake at West Thumb, Yellowstone National Park, circa 1915, postcard, c. 1915. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/yellowstone-lake-at-west-thumb-yellowstone-national-park-cir. Accessed October 24, 2026.