Carlsbad Caverns Entrance, New Mexico

Subject: National & State Parks
Card type: Linen
Date: c. 1930 (White Border)

Back of Carlsbad Caverns Entrance, New Mexico, c. 1930 linen postcard — Back

About this subject

View of the large, dark entrance to Carlsbad Caverns, surrounded by rocky hillside and green vegetation; a few visitors stand on a path at lower right.

Postcard Details

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PublisherE. C. Kropp Co.

2324 - CARLSBAD CAVERNS ENTRANCE --- This, the only natural opening to the world famous Carlsbad Caverns was discovered when Jim White, a cowboy, saw millions of bats emerging in black clouds at evening time. Thousands of visitors come every year from all over the world to view this majestic and awesome underworld, the handiwork of nature. 28472N Post Card A NATURAL COLOR POST CARD Distributed by Beach Importers & Traders, Inc., El Paso, Texas — Natural Color Post Card Made in U.S.A. by E. C. Kropp Co., Milwaukee, Wis.—EBY

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Postcard record

Series	2324
Condition	Very good
Place depicted	Carlsbad Caverns, NM
Place mentioned	Beach Importers & Traders, Inc., El Paso, TX
Place mentioned	Carlsbad Caverns, NM
Publisher	Milwaukee, WI
Notes	Linen texture visible; no white border. No postmark (unused card). Divided-back E.C. Kropp 'Natural Color Post Card' with linen texture; no white border on front. Dealer pencil '#59 1-' at lower right, not a message.

Cite this card

Carlsbad Caverns Entrance, New Mexico, postcard, c. 1930. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/carlsbad-caverns-entrance-new-mexico. Accessed October 5, 2026.