Park Street, Gardiner Canyon, Montana, Yellowstone National Park-1901 Print

Description

British Parliament 1925 Vintage Lithograph
Gardiner Canyon, Montana, Yellowstone National Park
-- 1901
Historical Print
A vintage
1
20+
-year old
b/w
half-tone lithograph
SINGLE PRINT - BOTH SIDES SHOWN
Historical references to Gardiner date back to as early as 1805. References to the area known as Gardner’s Hole, named for fur trapper Johnson Gardner, date to the mid-1830s. Stories of fantastical features on the landscape spewing steam, and bubbling mud with water hot enough to cook a trout in minutes, huge mountains, vast rivers and lakes full of fish, massive herds of elk and bison– and giant bears!
Gardiner served as the main gateway to Yellowstone National Park as early as 1872, when the park was established.
The man who could be considered Gardiner’s founding father, James McCartney, first tried to make his home within what are now Yellowstone National Park’s boundaries by operating a hotel at Mammoth Hot Springs for tourists.
Park Street
— the east-west running street in Gardiner, Montana that fronts on Yellowstone National Park—has been Gardiner’s most prominent street since James McCartney settled near its east end in late 1879. It has buildings only on its north side, and it runs parallel to the north boundary of Yellowstone National Park. When the town of Gardiner was established, the park’s north boundary was not yet surveyed and this fact caused town builders to crowd their buildings literally up to the park line because they assumed that the boundary was farther south.
From original photographs
Full Print Size
: Approximately 6" X 8.5"
Condition
:
Excellent
-
Very Good
-
Good
-
Fair - Poor (but of historical interest)
Only minor handling wear and aging on this century plus-old print.
<< Click Here to See Other Historical Prints >>
Important: P/H is combined on multiple items that can be mailed together. BUT, with the new Ebay shopping cart, you
must wait for combined invoice
.
The Fine Print
U.S. residents
responsible for state sales tax.
International buyers
are responsible for all import fees and taxes.
Shipping costs:
Shipping costs on this item are
.99 in U.S.
.
My shipping costs are calculated on three factors - getting your item to you as quickly as possible, as cost effectively as possible, and as safely as possible.  I pride myself in providing optimal protection.  I use First Class or Priority Mail on most small items; Parcel Post on larger items; and Media Mail on books and magazines. You may request expedited shipment if you are willing to pay costs.
P/H is combined on multiple prints mailed at the same time. Please make your purchases from my auctions or store. I will send a combined invoice reflecting your savings.
The Nature of Prints & Engravings
: It was not until the 20th century that prints were commonly produced for the
print
itself. Prior to this, virtually all prints (and engravings) were produced as
illustrations
to be included in a manuscript, book, newspaper, or pamphlet. Therefore, a vast majority of original prints have been over the years removed from these original sources. Prints are produced using many different techniques:
relief printing
(woodcut & wood engraving),
intaglio printing
(steel & copper plate engraving, drypoint, aquatint, etc), and
planographic printing
(lithography, serigraphy, inkjet, laser, etc.).  While the commercial value of a print depends on such factors as age, rarity, and condition, the real value of a print is its tie to its history and/or its esthetic beauty.
Item #721-JS314