A massive cinnamon-colored black bear stands sovereign over a rocky midden of discarded tin cans and colorful refuse — a candid snapshot of Yellowstone's early "garbage bear" era, when park managers actually encouraged bears to feed at open-air dump sites so that tourists could watch them from the safety of bleachers. J. E. Haynes, Yellowstone's official photographer, composed this hand-tinted scene with the sweeping parkland and distant mountains as a painterly backdrop, lending the bear an almost regal dignity even as the litter at its feet tells a more complicated story. This postcard is a small piece of American conservation history: the beloved but ecologically troubling practice of bear-feeding at Yellowstone dumps continued until 1970, when the National Park Service finally phased it out. The White Border reverse with 1¢ domestic / 2¢ foreign stamp notation dates the card to roughly 1916–1930, and the "A.34123" printer code helps narrow provenance.