A Trip West, 1935    (Page 4 of 7)

IN 1935 there were two summer deaths in Yellowstone:  On July 20, Charles E. Strombaugh, 27, of Buhl, Idaho drowned as a result of a car wreck in the Gardner River, between Mammoth Hot Springs and Gardiner, MT.  On August 14, Glenn LaRue Howard, 16, of Max, Nebraska, fell 6 ft. into a hot spring north of West Thumb, managed to climb out, and was found a half hour later in a wooded area. He had burns over 95% of his body and died the next day.  [from Lee H. Whittlesey, Death in Yellowstone (Roberts Rinehart, Boulder, CO, 1995)]

"'Paint Pot' Yellowstone National Park, 1935."  This is actually a view of Fountain Paint Pots, an area now accessible only by foot. Notice the proximity of cars in this photo.

Norris Geyser Basin from the road, Looking down at three unidentified tourists. The sign on the post says "NORRIS PARKING AREA ENTRANCE" (with an arrow pointing to the right).

Though always dangerous and today strictly prohibited, feeding bears was at one time a surprisingly accepted custom at Yellowstone. The public had seen photographs of President Harding feeding a bear, and in 1927 President Coolidge and park Superintendent Albright posed at Roosevelt Lodge with a bear and cub a few feet away. By the 1970s the park began educating the public to the potentially fatal consequences of approaching and feeding bears and all park wildlife.

Rev. Markley identified this as "Grotto Geyser" on the back of the photo as well as on the front. The shadow of his straw hat can be seen in the lower foreground.

Here are two views of Old Faithful as seen in 1935. The encircling boardwalk had not yet been built. Thankfully the street light has since been removed.

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