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Volcanic Mushroom Rock, Yellowtone National Park, Wyoming Territory
              Title: Volcanic Mushroom Rock, Yellowtone National Park, Wyoming Territory   Date: 1872-74   Location: Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming Territory   Photographer: Crissman, Joshua
Description: Volcanic Mushroom rock is a lava boulder in the Gibbon Fork river. The lower portion of these types of rocks is eroded by wind and water faster than the top portion. William Isaac Marshall was an early tour operator in Yellowstone National Park. Marshall sold a series of stereoviews with his nameplate, but they were taken by Joshua Crissman. Vintage 7x3.5 in. stereograph.
Format: image/jpeg    Source: Museum of the Rockies Photo Archive
Rights: Copyright restrictions available from the Museum of the Rockies Photo Archive   
Catalog Number: 91.30.109   
Subjects: Geology | National Parks and Reserves--Wyoming--Yellowstone | Yellowstone National Park--Wyoming Territory | 
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