Petrified Trees Near Yancey's. 4565. [Stereoview]

St. Paul, Minn: Haynes, Publisher, 1900. [4000 Series]. Photograph. Very Good. Stereoview photograph on a tan Yellowstone Park Scenery mount [9 cm x 18 cm]. Title printed in black at bottom margin beneath right image. There is a small white mark at the right side toward the bottom of each image. Close inspection of the photograph itself shows that it is not scratched or marked on its surface, and that the two marks are identical. Therefore, this marking is likely from a minor scratch or crack to the negative or to the lens equipment from which this photograph was made. This stereoview shows nice depth between foreground, middle ground, and background. With two opposing slopes of sagebrush on one side and pine on the other, two towering petrified trees are centrally framed, one near and one far. Very nicely composed, especially as revealed in a stereoviewer. Taken Near Yancey's Hole/Tower Junction.

Frank Jay Haynes (1853-1921) was the official photographer for the Northern Pacific Railway and, later, for Yellowstone National Park. Haynes travelled to Yellowstone in 1882 and captured many images of the emerging park. He opened his Log Cabin Studio the following year at Mammoth Hot Springs and continued to photograph the park for many years to come. Haynes' photography is inextricably linked to the public image of the famous national park.