Yellowstone - July 1941    page 2

Sponge Geyser  -- Seen on Hike Taken in Basin adjoining                             Old Faithful Grounds              July 29 - 1941

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"]

Ranger Lecturing by Turbine [Turban] Geyser on grounds of     Geyser Basin At Old Faithful Inn                     July 29 - 1941

Bear on side of motorist's car              (seen just after leaving Old Faithful)     July 29 - 1941

Bear and Cub along roadside enroute to Grand Canyon [of the Yellowstone]   July 29 - 1941

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.

Yellowstone Lake  - Group being lectured   Anita in foreground      (elevation - 7731 ft.)        July 30 - 1941

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

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