This Rare Yellowstone Park Set of 97 Colored Post Cards, Printed in German,y in the Original Faux Reptile Post Card Holder Album titled "Yelloestone Park" on the cover which has faded, by Frank Jay Haynes, is quite a find. These postcards are from the period when he sent his postcards to Germany for coloring because of the quality of the work. Closer to World War I, because of the issues with Germany and America, he quit sending the postcards to Germany and had them colored in America. The result of which, considered by most, the quality in coloring was diminished. This collection comes from an estate where the families grandparents took a 5,081 round trip train trip from Bloomington, Virginia back to Franklin, Virginia, from August 29th to September 25, 1909 to attend the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition (World's Fair) in Seattle, Washington in 1909 with a visit to Yellowstone Park. Included with the Yellowstone Park Postcards is the complete hand written and dated itinerary of the trip; on what R.R. Lines they took, cities and towns they stopped in to change trains dating from the beginning to the end of trip. Also is a Official Souvenir Postcard from the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition titled "A Night Scene on the Trail" which still has the glitter attached and never had been post marked. This card is VG in condition showing handling wear, please refer to photographs. The Yellowstone Post Cards are Divided Back Post Cards, never written on or post marked,  in excellent to near mint condition with crisp colors and images and no staining or spots and little if any on all post cards, paper fading. The cards have rarely seen the light. All post cards have nice crisp edges with just a couple having a minimal corner bend  and a few having a slight indentation on the corners from being in the book for over 100 years. The cards have been stored in the faux reptile post card album since new. The album shows wear and handling use from viewing the post cards. The album is loose in it's binding and the faux reptile paper has wear and damage. The pages in the album are in pretty good shape with the first couple of pages detached but complete. Some of the post card page corner holders are broken but intact, with a couple pages having one corner holder missing. Some of these postcards are rare in it's self, if not downright hard to even find. All Post Cards are from F. Jay Haynes early 1900's period. All Post Cards "Printed in Germany". All Post Cards say "Yellowstone Park" except #182 - Jackson Lake and Teton Mountains.

Post Card #'s 129 & 199 not in the series.

In addition, one Post Card from the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition "A Night Scene on the Trail."

I have tried my best to give the best desciption as possible on this rare find. Please do not hesitate to contact me should you have any questions before you bid on the album set.

Circa: 1907 - 1909  Post Cards Purchased in 1909.

Measurements: Post Cards - 3 1/2" x 5 1/2" Album - 7 1/4" x 5 3/8" x 2 3/4". Wt.: Album & Post Cards 1 lb. 14.60 oz. 

This will be shipped Priority Mail only with the appropriate insurance  

101 - ARCH NORTHERN ENTRANCE  102 - GARDINER CANYON  103 - LIBERTY CAP AND HOTEL  104 - SIX-HORSE COACH PARTY  105 - MAMMOTH HOT SPRINGS  106 - JUPITER TERRACE  107 - GOLDEN GATE  108 - OBSIDIAN CLIFF  109 - NORRIS GEYSER BASIN  110 - GIBSON FALLS  111 - THE DRIVEWAY AT WESTERN ENTRANCE  112 - MT. BURLEY-MADISON CANYON  113 - NATIONAL PARK MOUNTAIN  114 - FIREHOLE CASCADES  115 - THE FOUNTAIN HOTEL  116 - PAINT POTS FOUNTAIN  117 - FOUNTAIN GEYSER  118 - A PARK BEAR  119 - OVERFLOW OF EXCELSIOR GEYSER  120 -PRISMATIC LAKE  121 - BISCUIT BASIN  122 - MORNING GLORY SPRING  123 - RIVERSIDE GEYSER  124 - GROTTO GEYSER FORMATION  125 - GIANT GEYSER  126 - CRATER OBLONG GEYSER  127 - PUNCH BOWL SPRING  128 - EMERALD POOL  129 - N/A  130 - BUTTERFLY SPRING  131 - OLD FAITHFUL GEYSER  132 - OLD FAITHFUL GEYSER  133 - OLD FAITHFUL INN  134 - OLD FAITHFUL INN  135 - OLD FAITHFUL INN  136 - KEPPLER CASCADES  137 - LONE STAR GEYSER  138 - HOT SPRING CONE  139 - NATURAL BRIDGE  140 - LAKE HOTEL  141 - CANYON BRIDGE  142 - RAPID ABOVE UPPER FALLS  143 - COACHING PARTY  144 - CANYON HOTEL  145 - FEEDING THE BEAR  146 - CANYON FROM BRINK  147 - CANYON FROM INSPIRATION POINT  148 - CANYON FROM ARTIST'S POINT  149 - GREAT FALLS, 300 FT.  150 - GREAT FALLS FROM BELOW  151 - MAMMOTH HOT SPRINGS  152 - CUPID'S CAVE  153 - MAMMOTH HOTEL  154 - PULPIT TERRACE  155 - EAGLE NEST ROCK  156 - SILVER GATE AND HOODOOS  157 - THE BUFFALO HERD  158 - A PARK BUFFALO  159 - FEEDING WILD BEARS  160 - THE TWIN CUBS  161 - ELK IN WINTER  162 - A PARK DEER  163 - UPPER GEYSER BASIN  164 - OLD FAITHFUL INN  165 - ENTRANCE OLD FAITHFUL INN  166 - DINIG ROOM OLD FAITHFUL INN  167 - BED ROOM OLD FAITHFUL INN  168 - BOAT LANDING NEAR LAKE HOTEL  169 - A LAKE BOAT  170 - TROUT FISHING, LAKE OUTLET  171 - MOONLIGHT ON THE LAKE  172 - THE MUD GEYSER  173 - UPPER FALLS  174 - POINT LOOKOUT AND GREAT FALLS  175 - MOUNT WASHINGTON  176 - TOWER FALLS 110 FT.  177 - CANYON FROM GRAND VIEW  178 - GREAT FALLS 360 FT.  179 - HAYDEN VALLEY  180 - LAKE HOTEL  181 - YELLOWSTONE LAKE AND MT. SHERMAN  182 - JACKSON LAKE AND TETON MOUNTAINS  183 - NORTHERN PACIFIC DEPOT  184 - FORT YELLOWSTONE  185 - FORT YELLOWSTONE  186 - HYMEN TERRACE  187 - HOTEL VALLEY FROM HOT SPRINGS  188 - ANTELOPE  189 - BLACK TAIL DEER  190 - TOURISTS AND BEAR  191 - EAST ENTRANCE TO GOLDEN GATE  192 - ELECTRIC PEAK  193 - SWAN LAKE VALLEY  194 - NORRIS LUNCH STATION  195 - BEE HIVE GEYSER  196 - SPONGE GEYSER  197 - GRAT FALLS IN WINTER  198 - OLD FAITHFUL GEYSER IN WINTER  199 - N/A  200 - OREGON SHORT LINE DEPOT - YELLOWSTONE MONT.

Official Souvenir Post Card  of the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition (World's Fair) "A Night Scene on the Trail" by B.B. Rich, Publisher, Portland, Ore.