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...
A man, suitably dressed for caving in tall black boots, walks through Deserted Chamber, a geological feature in Mammoth Cave. The Deserted Chamber is a room 100 feet in length within the cave system. Mammoth Cave is the longest cave system in the...
Aboveground view of a narrow opening leading down into Mammoth Cave. A ladder extends up through the opening which is surrounded by rocky ground and bare trees. Mammoth Cave is the longest cave system in the world and located within Mammoth Cave...
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.
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."
Close-up view of pillars in the Mammoth Dome located in Mammoth Cave. Mammoth Cave is the longest cave system in the world and located within Mammoth Cave National Park in Mammoth Cave, Kentucky.
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.
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...
Giant's Coffin in Mammoth Cave. This rock formation, resembling a large coffin, is forty feet long, twenty feet wide, and eight feet high. It is on the right of the Main Cave, one mile from the entrance. Mammoth Cave is the longest cave system in...
Gothic Chapel in Mammoth Cave. This room within the cave system gives the illusion that it is supported by gigantic stalactites which extend from ceiling to floor. Mammoth Cave is the longest cave system in the world and located within Mammoth Cave...
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.
National parks & reserves; Buildings; Public accommodation facilities; Hotels; Dining rooms
Hotel main dining room, Mammoth Cave Park, Kentucky. Exterior of "Hotel Lobby Main Dining Room", a white wood building with a large enclosed porch, darkened windows, flower boxes, and potted flowers.
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.
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...
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.
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...
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...
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...
