Hotels; Mammoth Cave Hotel (Ky.); Buildings; Trees
Mammoth Cave Hotel at Mammoth Cave National Park, built by John Croghan in 1841 and destroyed by fire in 1916. Hotel was 200 feet long with piazzas extending the whole length of the building and two buildings adjacent to each end which held a...
Hotels; Mammoth Cave Hotel (Ky.); Buildings; Swings; Trees
On the grounds of Mammoth Cave Hotel at Mammoth Cave National Park. Possible view of the back of the hotel, built by John Croghan in 1841 and destroyed by fire in 1916. A long white building with individual porches and doors sits among trees and a...
Large rock walls with a gap between. Title: Annetta's Dome at Mammoth Cave. Text on bottom: Views of Mammoth Cave and Vicinity. Text on top: 'These are pronounced the very best specimens of subterranean photography yet produced.' - Scientific...
A large sandstone rock sits in the yard of the Mammoth Cave Hotel in Mammoth Cave, Kentucky. The hotel, which sits within the boundaries of the Mammoth Cave National Park, was built by John Croghan in 1841 and destroyed by fire in 1916. The rock...
Mammoth Cave Hotel at Mammoth Cave National Park, built by John Croghan in 1841 and destroyed by fire in 1916. Hotel was 200 feet long with piazzas extending the whole length of the building and two buildings adjacent to each end which held a...
Entrance to Mammoth Cave: a large hole with foliage on its far side and a rocky dirt path which curves around it at the front of the photograph. Along the rim of the cave there is an interesting tree which grows horizontally and is curved in the...
Governors; Military personnel; Tents; Flags--United States
John Crepps Wickliffe Beckham, who served as governor of Kentucky from 1900-1907, and four men in military uniform stand in a row in front of a tent flanked by smaller tents, with an American flag and another flag on poles.
View of giant stalactites inside Mammoth Cave at The Altar. Text on verso: "In the foreground is a cluster of columns called the Altar, at which a romantic marriage took place between two parties whose union on the face of the earth was...
Mineral formation of gypsum inside Mammoth Cave. Mammoth Cave is the longest cave system in the world and located within Mammoth Cave National Park in Mammoth Cave, Kentucky.
Large rocks worn down and reshaped by large forces of water inside Mammoth Cave. Mammoth Cave is the longest cave system in the world and located within Mammoth Cave National Park in Mammoth Cave, Kentucky.
Mammoth Cave Park, Kentucky. Caption on back: "Remains of saltpeter leading vats in Mammoth Cave where nitrates were obtained for the American army and navy gunpowder in the War of 1812. Note crude wooden water pipe in foreground." A man...
An interior view of Mammoth Cave's Historic Entrance (also known as the Natural Entrance), looking outward, taken from an area inside known as the "Vestibule". Bare trees are visible through the hole.
National parks & reserves; Lind, Jenny, 1820-1887; Rock formations
Rock formation shaped like a chair. Named "Jenny Lind's Armchair" in honor of the opera singer Jenny Lind, known as the Swedish Nightingale. Lind once sat in this chair at Mammoth Cave Park, Kentucky. A woman wearing a sweater, skirt, and...
Laborers; Trails & paths; Caves; United States. Works Progress Administration
Working on underground trail at Mammoth Cave, Kentucky. Twenty men at work lifting or inspecting the rocky ground around a cavern. In the background is a forested area.
Green River near cave in Mammoth Cave Park, Kentucky. A young man in a sleeveless shirt and overalls sits in a row boat on a placid river edge; trees cover the far bank. The photograph has been touched up with paint.
Cave Park Cliffs leading to cave entrance, Mammoth Cave Park, Kentucky. Frozen waterfall over rock cliffs. Thin, bare trees grow from the cliffs, above, and below. Caption on back: "Scene on path leading to new entrance of Mammoth Cave."
Tour guide with lantern, Mammoth Cave Park, Kentucky. Man in suit and cap holds lantern in front of parked car on gravel road; dappled greenery behind car.
Entrance to Mammoth Cave, Mammoth Cave Park, Kentucky. A man climbs out of Mammoth Cave up a long, railed stairway. The cave entrance is rock growing with grass and leaves.
