It’s interesting what you can find when trying to find more information about an old photo. The photo below is in Yellowstone—Vintage Images at the new Haw Creek Destinations pages.
The photo is from the U. S. Geological Survey, but the caption there – Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming. Tourist camping scene. 1924. – is probably not entirely correct.
On the USGS site, the photographer is cited as C. E. Dobbin. It turns out that Dobbin is the man seated in the picture. Searches yielded a photo of Dobbin, but little else other than dates of birth and death, the fact he was a geologist and his first name was Carroll.
While they may have been tourists at the time of the picture – there is an open can of Del Monte sliced pineapple, a box of vanilla wafers, and other snacks on the tailgate of the truck –, it is likely that most of those in the picture were working geologists in the Yellowstone area during the summer of 1924.
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Hi Mike .. the two photos match don’t they … and I’m sure you’re right about them being working geologists – fascinating place it must have been back then … good record of foods on offer and appropriate for trekking …
The photo is wonderful – they look a right mix … but a working mix … interesting to see – cheers Hilary
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Hi Hilary, Yellowstone is still a fascinating place. It’s easy to zip through at 45 miles per hour from attraction to attraction, but away from the roads and developed attractions, it’s much as it was when these folks visited — undeveloped wilderness.
Look at the plus fours and the shoes on the lady. Is that a camera the guy in the jodpurs on the right is holding?
I love these oldies.
I had to look up “plus fours.”
Yes, that is a camera. It’s an old bellows-type camera that used roll film, I believe. I have an old Kodak very much like it. It’s part of a tiny collection of antique cameras. I don’t know if it would work.