"Annie," First Boat Launched Upon Yellowstone Lake
William Henry Jackson
1871

Ferdinand Hayden, a geologist and geographer, worked with a team of scientists and artists to document Yellowstone’s natural phenomena. Expedition members even embarked a small canvas boat affectionately dubbed the Annie on Lake Yellowstone, the first-documented sailed vessel on the lake.

Albumen print. H 25, W 31.5 cm
Yellowstone National Park, YELL 50375