# Yellowstone: The First National Park

In 1872, innovative print technologies helped establish Yellowstone as America’s first National Park. William Henry Jackson’s photographs of the geysers and extraordinary topography of Yellowstone convinced Congress to preserve the land, and Louis Prang’s chromolithographic reproductions of Thomas Moran’s Yellowstone paintings shared the vibrant colors of the park with everyday Americans.

- Kind: Talk
- Year: 2026
- Runtime: 5 min
- By: Hastings, Patrick
- Archive: [Library of Congress](https://www.loc.gov/item/video-11876/)
- Licence or status: Rights statement at the Library of Congress (as the archive states it)
- Credit: Library of Congress
- Who can watch: Tweens profiles and older (the archive gives no rating; placed by Invisible Network from its collection and subjects)

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