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Chromolithograph of a geyser erupting steam from a white mound under cloudy skies, with a blue hot spring and orange mineral terraces in the foreground.

Castle Geyser, Upper Geyser Basin, Yellowstone National Park

A tall column of steam and water rises from a broad white sinter mound beneath a heavy, cloudy sky, with small figures standing near its base. In the foreground a deep blue thermal pool is ringed by orange and rust-colored mineral deposits, and dark evergreen forest lines the distant horizon.

Artist
Unknown
Date
1874
Medium
Chromolithograph on white wove paper
Source
Smithsonian (Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum)
Size
4000 × 2795 px
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Public domain · Smithsonian (Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum) releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1874).
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (Smithsonian Open Access)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Smithsonian Institution, Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

Español: Géiser Castle, Upper Geyser Basin, Yellowstone (cromolitografía de 1874)

Una columna alta de vapor y agua se eleva desde un amplio montículo blanco de sinter bajo un cielo nublado y denso, con pequeñas figuras de pie cerca de su base. En primer plano, una profunda piscina térmica azul está rodeada de depósitos minerales naranjas y rojizos, y un bosque oscuro de coníferas bordea el horizonte.

Português: Gêiser Castle, Upper Geyser Basin, Yellowstone (cromolitografia de 1874)

Uma coluna alta de vapor e água se ergue de um amplo monte branco de sinter sob um céu nublado e carregado, com pequenas figuras de pé perto de sua base. No primeiro plano, uma piscina termal azul profunda é cercada por depósitos minerais laranja e avermelhados, e uma floresta escura de coníferas margeia o horizonte distante.