Yellowstone - July 1941 page 2 |
As war approached, an increasing shortage of quality leather prompted a change in the park ranger's uniform. In 1940 breeches and boots were replaced with trousers and shoes--a change which was not fully accomplished until 1947. [Note: this was mistakenly labeled in the photo album as "Turbine Geyser'; it is actually "Turban Geyser"] |
(All photos on these pages from the collection of F.Markley, and may not be reproduced without consent.) |
On July 23, 1941, one week before this photo was taken, Major J.T. Flock, 35, drowned at West Thumb Bay after the rowboat he and a companion were in was overturned during a severe storm. Flock held onto the boat in frigid water for about 3-1/2 hours before drowning. His body was never recovered. His 28-yr-old companion, also a military officer, was rescued after 6 hours. |
At the time of this visit, the Yellowstone fish hatchery was run by the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish & Wildlife Service, and was located near Lake Hotel. Black-spotted trout were propagated here for restocking park lakes and streams. By 1958 operation of the fish hatchery had been discontinued |