Elk rest beneath the pine trees, Yellowstone National Park, 1942

Item Overview

Title

Elk rest beneath the pine trees, Yellowstone National Park, 1942

Photographer

West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958

Date Created

June 24, 1942

Language

No linguistic content

Collection

West (H. H.) Collection

Notes

Description

Photograph of a couple of elk resting beneath pine trees, spotted while H. H. and Mertie West traveled between the Mammoth Hot Springs Area to Madison Junction. A flat landscape dotted by pine trees stretches across the foreground and into the distance. Right-of-center, a pine tree stands and beneath it sits an elk. Another elk sits beneath a pine behind and to the left of the aforementioned pine. A stream is visible at the foot of the pine-covered hill- or mountainside that stretches across the background.

Caption

Text from negative sleeve: 1592. Yellowstone trip 1942. Yellowstone, Wednesday June 24, 1942. 1. Returning from Mammoth to Madison Junction, saw two bull elk off the road to the right. Took their photo twice, but it was late, and pretty far away. Not so good. 2 films. 3. 4. Lot of bears on this portion of the road, and here are photos of a couple. 2 films. 4 films. [Note: In all instances of the year date, 1942, the last digit (2) is handwritten over a typed 3.]

Physical Description

Extent

1 photographic negative

Medium

b&w nitrate negative

Keywords

Genre

cellulose nitrate film
black-and-white photographs

Subjects

Elk--Wyoming
Pines--Wyoming--Yellowstone National Park

Location

Yellowstone National Park

Resource type

still image