A group of men and women in early 20th-century dress sit around a white-clothed table in Washington Hall, a chamber inside Mammoth Cave, Kentucky. Dishes are set before them, and a lamp or candle lights the table while rock formations rise around the party.
Mammoth Cave was an established tourist destination by the early 20th century, and its large underground chambers hosted meals and gatherings that gave visitors a memorable setting underground.
Postcard Details
Message · English, in pen
one month ago (3)
& forked up ground
enough to plant
eary vegetable
had a spell like
it only not as severe
then last week I
forked up ground
planted them beans, pars-
nips, and onions seed
to make sale of 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 stamp box reading 'PLACE STAMP HERE / DOMESTIC ONE CENT / FOREIGN TWO CENTS'; printed series number A-82351 at the left edge, with dealer mark R-409. Printed caption reads 'DINNER IN WASHINGTON HALL, MAMMOTH CAVE, KY.' 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, KY, circa 1907, postcard, c. 1907. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/dinner-in-washington-hall-mammoth-cave-ky-circa-1907. Accessed November 2, 2026.
