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The Buffalo Soldiers of the 25th Infantry Regiment Bicycle Corps ride on an inactive portion of Minerva Terrace, Mammoth Hot Springs, Yellowstone National Park
Buffalo Soldiers cycle on an inactive are of Minerva Terrace, Yellowstone National Park
Buffalo Soldiers cycle on an inactive are of Minerva Terrace, Yellowstone National Park
Buffalo Soldiers cycle on an inactive are of Minerva Terrace, Yellowstone National Park

The Buffalo Soldiers of the 25th Infantry Regiment Bicycle Corps ride on an inactive portion of Minerva Terrace, Mammoth Hot Springs, Yellowstone National Park. Photo by F. Jay Haynes, 1896.  Montana Historical Society Research Center, Haynes Foundation Photograph Collection, H-3616. Used with permission from the Montana Historical Society.

The Buffalo Soldiers of the 25th Infantry Regiment Bicycle Corps ride on an inactive portion of Minerva Terrace, Mammoth Hot Springs, Yellowstone National Park. Photo by F. Jay Haynes, 1896.  Montana Historical Society Research Center, Haynes Foundation Photograph Collection, H-3616. Used with permission from the Montana Historical Society.

Sapphire Pool in Biscuit Basin, Yellowstone National Park, in 1887
Sapphire Pool in Biscuit Basin, Yellowstone National Park, in 1887
Sapphire Pool in Biscuit Basin, Yellowstone National Park, in 1887
Sapphire Pool in Biscuit Basin, Yellowstone National Park, in 1887

Sapphire Pool in Biscuit Basin, Yellowstone National Park, photographed by Frank Jay Haynes in about 1887. Bulbous-shaped geyserite knobs surrounding the pool reminded the photographer of biscuits. Haynes was the official Yellowstone National Park photographer at the time.  

Sapphire Pool in Biscuit Basin, Yellowstone National Park, photographed by Frank Jay Haynes in about 1887. Bulbous-shaped geyserite knobs surrounding the pool reminded the photographer of biscuits. Haynes was the official Yellowstone National Park photographer at the time.  

Geological map of Yellowstone National Park based on work by William Henry Holmes in 1878.
Geological map of Yellowstone National Park based on work by William Henry Holmes in 1878
Geological map of Yellowstone National Park based on work by William Henry Holmes in 1878
Geological map of Yellowstone National Park based on work by William Henry Holmes in 1878

Geological map of Yellowstone National Park based on work by William Henry Holmes in 1878 as part of Ferdinand Vandeveer Hayden’s United States Geological and Geographical Survey of the Territories, with topography mapped by Henry Gannett and triangulation by Allen David Wilson.  From the Twelfth Annual Re

Geological map of Yellowstone National Park based on work by William Henry Holmes in 1878 as part of Ferdinand Vandeveer Hayden’s United States Geological and Geographical Survey of the Territories, with topography mapped by Henry Gannett and triangulation by Allen David Wilson.  From the Twelfth Annual Re

Hinmatóowyalahtq̓it (Chief Joseph) of the Nez Perce in 1877
Hinmatóowyalahtq̓it (Chief Joseph) of the Nez Perce in 1877
Hinmatóowyalahtq̓it (Chief Joseph) of the Nez Perce in 1877
Hinmatóowyalahtq̓it (Chief Joseph) of the Nez Perce in 1877

Photo of Hinmatóowyalahtq̓it (Chief Joseph) taken in November 1877 by O.S. Goff in Bismarck.  From Wikipedia (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Chief_Joseph-1877.jpg).

Painting of the Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone by artist Thomas Moran
Painting of the Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone by artist Thomas Moran
Painting of the Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone by artist Thomas Moran
Painting of the Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone by artist Thomas Moran

Painting of the Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone by artist Thomas Moran, who was part of the Hayden Geological Survey of 1871.  Painting from the Smithsonian American Art Museum.

Painting of the Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone by artist Thomas Moran, who was part of the Hayden Geological Survey of 1871.  Painting from the Smithsonian American Art Museum.

Henry Elliott’s 1871 map of Yellowstone Lake
Henry Elliott’s 1871 map of Yellowstone Lake
Henry Elliott’s 1871 map of Yellowstone Lake
Henry Elliott’s 1871 map of Yellowstone Lake

Henry Elliott’s 1871 map of Yellowstone Lake (https://hdylake.org/about/history-of-mapping-yellowstone-lake/). The headwaters of the Snake River, Upper Valley of the Yellowstone River, and Pelican River are shown.

Henry Elliott’s 1871 map of Yellowstone Lake (https://hdylake.org/about/history-of-mapping-yellowstone-lake/). The headwaters of the Snake River, Upper Valley of the Yellowstone River, and Pelican River are shown.

Painting by Henry Wood Elliott (1846-1930), Yellowstone Lake, 1871, watercolor.
Painting by Henry Wood Elliott (1846-1930), Yellowstone Lake, 1871
Painting by Henry Wood Elliott (1846-1930), Yellowstone Lake, 1871
Painting by Henry Wood Elliott (1846-1930), Yellowstone Lake, 1871

Painting by Henry Wood Elliott (1846-1930), Yellowstone Lake, 1871, watercolor (Phoenix Art Museum).  The view is from northern Yellowstone Lake looking to the south.  In the foreground, one can see the Annie in the northern lake and the three largest of the lake’s islands: Stevenson Island, with Frank Island and the smaller Dot

Painting by Henry Wood Elliott (1846-1930), Yellowstone Lake, 1871, watercolor (Phoenix Art Museum).  The view is from northern Yellowstone Lake looking to the south.  In the foreground, one can see the Annie in the northern lake and the three largest of the lake’s islands: Stevenson Island, with Frank Island and the smaller Dot

Geologist Ferdinand Hayden at work with a rock hammer in 1870
Geologist Ferdinand Hayden at work with a rock hammer in 1870
Geologist Ferdinand Hayden at work with a rock hammer in 1870
Geologist Ferdinand Hayden at work with a rock hammer in 1870

Geologist Ferdinand Hayden at work with a rock hammer.  USGS photo by William Henry Jackson, 1870.

Geologist Ferdinand Hayden at work with a rock hammer.  USGS photo by William Henry Jackson, 1870.

Henry Wood Elliott during a geological expedition in 1870
Henry Wood Elliott during a geological expedition in 1870
Henry Wood Elliott during a geological expedition in 1870
Henry Wood Elliott during a geological expedition in 1870

Henry Wood Elliott during a geological expedition in 1870.  Photo by William Henry Jackson.

Undated portrait of Jim Bridger (1804-1881)
Undated portrait of Jim Bridger (1804-1881)
Undated portrait of Jim Bridger (1804-1881)
Undated portrait of Jim Bridger (1804-1881)

Undated portrait of Jim Bridger (1804-1881).  Published in Gaston's Portland, Oregon: Its History and Builders, volume 1 (1911), image in the public domain.

Undated portrait of Jim Bridger (1804-1881).  Published in Gaston's Portland, Oregon: Its History and Builders, volume 1 (1911), image in the public domain.

William Clark's 1814 map, John Colter route through Yellowstone
William Clark's 1814 map, John Colter route through Yellowstone
William Clark's 1814 map, John Colter route through Yellowstone
William Clark's 1814 map, John Colter route through Yellowstone

William Clark's 1814 map, indicating the route of John Colter during the winter of 1807-1808. (Library of Congress, Geography and Map Division, Washington, D.C.)

William Clark's 1814 map, indicating the route of John Colter during the winter of 1807-1808. (Library of Congress, Geography and Map Division, Washington, D.C.)

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