Mammoth Cave, Edmondson, Co., Ky. - Corkscrew – Antique Wall Art
(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
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Few images capture their era like this historic photograph of Mammoth Cave, Edmondson, Co., Ky. - Corkscrew. It comes from the collections of the Library of Congress, scanned from the original and carefully restored.
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Mammoth Cave, Edmondson, Co., Ky. - Corkscrew
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The Corkscrew, a winding passage in Mammoth Cave in Edmondson County, Kentucky, is the subject here, and the title suggests a route that twists downward through the rock. This photograph is part of Frances Benjamin Johnston's collection and dates to about 1893, when the cave was already a well-known tourist destination. Visitors then moved through the dark on guided tours, relying on lanterns and candles rather than electric lights. The catalog's caption information is old and unverified, so the exact details of the scene are best read with that caveat in mind.
| Created / published | c1893. |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 photographic print. |
| Subjects | Title and other information transcribed from unverified, old caption card data and item. Frances Benjamin Johnston Collection. Caption card tracings: Caves; Ky.--M- C-; Shelf. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,222 × 1,536 px · prints to 4 × 5 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-135647 |
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