Old Faithful Geyser before 1891

This black and white photograph, taken before 1891 by Frank Jay Haynes, captures the powerful eruption of Old Faithful Geyser in Yellowstone National Park. The image showcases the geyser's iconic plume of steam and water rising high into the sky, with a small figure in the foreground providing scale to the immense natural spectacle. Haynes, a prolific photographer of the American West, documented the beauty and grandeur of Yellowstone, making his work a valuable historical record of this unique natural wonder.