Distant photograph of tourists standing on a bridge and posing in front the runoff from Excelsior Geyser at Yellowstone National Park. In the foreground at left, a signpost stands. It reads, "[D]UMP REFUSE HERE." Behind it, a man approaches the bridge with his back to the camera. The bridge stretches from the lower left corner on a slight angle towards the right, crossing over Firehole River. Its supports are constructed of cut stone and it rails are made of lumber. A group of 5 people stand on the bridge at center. Four stand in a row facing the camera to have their picture taken. The fifth stands in front of them and to the left. Their back is to camera as they take a picture. They stand in front of the runoff from Excelsior Geyser which is behind them and to the left, on the far side of the bridge. The runoff flows into Firehole River which flows from the left, under the bridge and towards the lower right corner. Steam rises from the geyser in the distance at right. Trees line the hillsides in the far distance.
Photograph of the Riverside Geyser erupting into the Firehole River in the near distance. Firehole River flows away from the camera, weaving through the center of the image. It is viewed from a bridge crossing over the river. The river's width extends across the foreground and narrows into the distance. About halfway down the river, on the right, steam billows from Riverside Geyser. Steam wafts from another geyser on the bank at left, further in the distance. Tree-covered hillsides stretch across the background.
Photograph of Mertie West standing on the side of a road and watching Riverside Geyser erupt from across Firehole River. The road stretches on a diagonal across the bottom edge and lower left corner of the image. Beyond it, Firehole River flows parallel to it. H. H. West's Buick (partial view) is parked along the side of the road at far left and is viewed from the back. Mertie stands to the right of it, atop a low ledge lining the edge of the roadside. She faces away from the camera and looks across Firehole River. On the opposite bank, Riverside Geyser erupts with steam at center. The steam wafts towards the right. Pines stand on a low hillside that rises beyond the geyser.
Photograph of Mertie West standing on the side of a road and watching Riverside Geyser erupt from across Firehole River. The road stretches on a diagonal across the bottom edge and lower left corner of the image. Beyond it, Firehole River flows parallel to it. H. H. West's Buick (partial view) is parked along the side of the road at far left and is viewed from the back. Mertie stands to the right of it, at the edge of the roadside. She faces away from the camera and looks across Firehole River. On the opposite bank, Riverside Geyser erupts with steam at center. The steam wafts towards the right. Pines stand on a low hillside that rises beyond the geyser.
Photograph of a man fishing in the middle of the Firehole River in Yellowstone National Park. Overgrown grasses line the bank of the Firehole River in the lower left corner. The river occupies most of the width of the bottom edge of the image as it flows towards the horizon on an upward angle from right to left. In the distance at center, a man wades in the middle of the river to fish. Tall pines line both banks of the river as it extends into the distance.
Photograph of runoff from the Excelsior Geyser spilling over its basin and into Firehole River. The Firehole River stretches across the foreground on an upward angle from right to left. Beyond it, the basin of Excelsior Geyser occupies the opposite bank. Hot water flows over the basin and into the river. Steam rises from the geyser at center, beyond the basin. Smaller plumes of steam rise from the left side of the basin, closer to the water. A small section of the near bank occupies the lower left corner in the foreground. Pines cover the hillsides that stretch across the background. A bright streak of white emanates from the lower right corner and a dimmer one emanates from the lower left corner.
