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Public Automobile Camp in Yellowstone Park, circa 1920
Haynes, Jack Ellis, 1884-19621918/1922
The Henry Ford
Dearborn, MI, United States
In 1915, automobiles were officially allowed to enter Yellowstone National Park. In 1920, 5000 cars flooded the park -- and their drivers had come to autocamp. This postcard shows one of the public autocamps that were built to accommodate the increased visitation to the park.
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- Title: Public Automobile Camp in Yellowstone Park, circa 1920
- Creator: Haynes, Jack Ellis, 1884-1962
- Date Created: 1918/1922
- Location: United States, Yellowstone National Park
- Subject Keywords: Camping, Automobiles, National parks and reserves, Cars, Postcards
- Type: Documents
- Contributor: The Henry Ford
- Original Source: Digital Collections
- Object Name: Postcard
- Object ID: 90.238.6
- Image ID: THF105516
- Credit: From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
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