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Elephant Ear, Great Onyx Cave, Mammoth Cave, KY, 1946

Subjects
InteriorsNational & State Parks
Card type
Linen
Date
c. 1946 (Chrome)
Front of Elephant Ear, Great Onyx Cave, Mammoth Cave, KY, 1946, c. 1946 linen postcard
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Back of Elephant Ear, Great Onyx Cave, Mammoth Cave, KY, 1946, c. 1946 linen postcard
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The view looks into Great Onyx Cave at the formation called the Elephant Ear, a large white gypsum deposit. Two visitors stand on a wooden walkway amid draperies of flowstone and stalactites, giving a sense of the chamber's scale. The cave lies within the boundary of Mammoth Cave National Park near Mammoth Cave, Kentucky, and was one of the privately operated show caves in the region.

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PublisherCurt Teich & Co.
Elephant Ear, Great Onyx Cave Within the Boundary of Mammoth Cave National Park Mammoth Cave, Ky.
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PublisherCurt Teich & Co.
Series6B-H411
ConditionVery good
Place depictedGreat Onyx Cave, Mammoth Cave, KY
Place mentionedMammoth Cave National Park, Mammoth Cave, KY
Place mentionedMammoth Cave, KY
PublisherChicago, IL
NotesLinen texture visible; no white border; printed card number 6B-H411 at lower right. Postmark: none visible. Unused Curteich "C.T. Art-Colortone" linen card, divided back, no message or address written; light soiling and a faint smudge on the back.

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Elephant Ear, Great Onyx Cave, Mammoth Cave, KY, 1946, postcard, c. 1946. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/elephant-ear-great-onyx-cave-mammoth-cave-ky-1946. Accessed November 2, 2026.