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First automobile to enter Yellowstone
June 14, 1902
Tourist Henry Merry earned the distinction of driving the first automobile through Yellowstone. This early joyride was illegal at the time, as motor-powered vehicles were still off-limits within park boundaries.
The handwritten caption below the photograph reads, “June 14th, 1902 / Lottie and I went to Mammoth / Hot Spgs. Hotel in Yellow Stone Nat. / Park in Winton Automobile first. / Machine ever in Yellow Stone Pk.”
Photographic print. H 21.5, W 19 cm
Yellowstone National Park, YELL 41272
June 14, 1902
Tourist Henry Merry earned the distinction of driving the first automobile through Yellowstone. This early joyride was illegal at the time, as motor-powered vehicles were still off-limits within park boundaries.
The handwritten caption below the photograph reads, “June 14th, 1902 / Lottie and I went to Mammoth / Hot Spgs. Hotel in Yellow Stone Nat. / Park in Winton Automobile first. / Machine ever in Yellow Stone Pk.”
Photographic print. H 21.5, W 19 cm
Yellowstone National Park, YELL 41272