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Carlsbad Caverns entrance, New Mexico, circa 1930

Subject
National & State Parks
Card type
Linen
Date
c. 1930 (White Border)
Front of Carlsbad Caverns entrance, New Mexico, circa 1930, c. 1930 linen postcard
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Back of Carlsbad Caverns entrance, New Mexico, circa 1930, c. 1930 linen postcard
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The dark mouth of Carlsbad Caverns opens in a rocky hillside dotted with green scrub. A few visitors on the path at lower right give a sense of scale. The caption calls this the only natural opening to the cave and repeats the origin story of cowboy Jim White seeing bats stream out in black clouds at dusk. By the 1930s, Carlsbad Caverns was a national park and a stop for motor tourists crossing southern New Mexico. The cave's evening bat flight and vast underground chambers made it a popular southwestern attraction.

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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.
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Postcard record

PublisherE. C. Kropp Co.
Series28472N
ConditionVery good
Place depictedCarlsbad Caverns, NM
Place mentionedBeach Importers & Traders, Inc., El Paso, TX
Place mentionedCarlsbad Caverns, NM
PublisherMilwaukee, WI
NotesLinen 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 price code '#59 1-' at lower right, not a message.

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Carlsbad Caverns entrance, New Mexico, circa 1930, postcard, c. 1930. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/carlsbad-caverns-entrance-new-mexico-circa-1930. Accessed November 2, 2026.