Yellowstone National Park Tourism Wagons & Art Photos

Yellowstone National Park, America's first, opened in 1872. At first the U.S. Army was put in charge of the Park & built the roads. Railroads were pushed ever closer to the edge of the park so that tourists could get a close as possible before boarding horse-drawn stage coaches to spend several days camping while circling the attractions. Several of these wagons & other early mementoes of the park are preserved in various locations.

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Open touring coach of Yellowstone-Western Co. at Museum of the Yellowstone. West Yellowstone, MT	Open touring stage coach (1880s-1916) at Museum of the Yellowstone. West Yellowstone, MT	Open Sinter touring coach (1912) of Yellowstone-Western Co. built by Abbot & Downing Co., Concord, NH, at Museum of the Yellowstone. West Yellowstone, MT	Mount Washburn Special Coach (1908) once used for day-trips from Canyon Hotel to top of Mt. Washburn at Museum of the Yellowstone. West Yellowstone, MT

Yellowstone-Monida, ID Concord Stage (c1900) which served Utah Northern Railroad to National Park tourists until rails reach West Yellowstone at Museum of the Rockies. Bozeman, MT	Yellowstone Coach (c1886) by Abbot Downing, Concord, NH, at Cheyenne Frontier Days Old West Museum. Cheyenne, WY	Yellowstone coach (c1895) by Abbot, Downing & Co., Concord, NH, at El Pomar Carriage Museum. Colorado Springs, CO	Yellowstone coach used by Buffalo Bill Ranch at Cody. WY, for tours into National Park at El Pomar Carriage Museum. Colorado Springs, CO

White Bus of Yellowstone Park Company, once used to take visitors to park at Museum of the Yellowstone. West Yellowstone, MT	Antique souvenir Yellowstone Park plate with Old Faithful at Museum of the Yellowstone. West Yellowstone, MT	Antique souvenir Yellowstone National Park pitcher with Old Faithful at Museum of the Yellowstone. West Yellowstone, MT	Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone (1981) painting by Wilson Hurley at Denver Art Museum. Denver, CO

Yellowstone's Old Faithful painting (c1881) by Albert Bierstadt at Buffalo Bill Historical Center. Cody, WY	Geysers in Yellowstone painting (c1881) by Albert Bierstadt at Buffalo Bill Historical Center. Cody, WY	Yellowstone Falls painting (c1881) by Albert Bierstadt at Buffalo Bill Historical Center. Cody, WY	Golden Gate Pass of Yellowstone National Park painting (1893) by Thomas Moran at Buffalo Bill Historical Center. Cody, WY