A group of men and women in early 20th-century clothing sit around a table set with dishes inside a large cave chamber, Washington Hall in Mammoth Cave, Kentucky. The table is covered with a white cloth and lit by a lamp or candle; rock formations surround them.
Postcard Details
Message · English, in pen
one month ago (3)
& for had not ground
enough to plant
eary begetable
had a spell like
it only not as severe
then last week I
forked up ground
planted them peas-
ing, and am going
to make sale next
year out of them and
to wash & iron
myself so here I
am ill again, and
to think of [illegible]
a letter now
but just was
Color lithograph with visible halftone dot pattern; no white border.
No postmark or stamp present on this scan. Divided-back 'POST CARD' with printed 'THIS SPACE FOR WRITING MESSAGES' / 'THIS SPACE FOR ADDRESS ONLY' and a DOMESTIC ONE CENT / FOREIGN TWO CENTS stamp box; printed card number 4A-235 at the left edge. Handwritten message in pen (gardening news) fills the writing side; card is soiled and lightly worn, last lines clipped at the bottom edge.
Cite this card
Dinner in Washington Hall, Mammoth Cave, Kentucky, postcard, c. 1907. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/dinner-in-washington-hall-mammoth-cave-kentucky. Accessed October 5, 2026.
