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Elephant Ear, Great Onyx Cave, Mammoth Cave National Park, Kentucky

Subjects
InteriorsNational & State Parks
Card type
Linen
Date
c. 1930 (White Border)
Front of Elephant Ear, Great Onyx Cave, Mammoth Cave National Park, Kentucky, c. 1930 linen postcard
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Back of Elephant Ear, Great Onyx Cave, Mammoth Cave National Park, Kentucky, c. 1930 linen postcard
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Colorized view inside Great Onyx Cave showing the large white gypsum formation known as the Elephant Ear. Two visitors stand on a wooden walkway amid draperies of flowstone and stalactites.

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PublisherCurt Teich & Co.
Elephant Ear, Great Onyx Cave Within the Boundary of Mammoth Cave National Park Mammoth Cave, Ky. 6B-H411 --- POST CARD PLACE ONE CENT STAMP HERE GENUINE CURTEICH-CHICAGO "C.T. ART-COLORTONE" POST CARD (REG. U.S. PAT. OFF.) MRS. W. P. COX, MGR., GREAT ONYX CAVE AND HOTEL, MAMMOTH CAVE, KY.
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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 National Park, Kentucky, postcard, c. 1930. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/elephant-ear-great-onyx-cave-mammoth-cave-national-park-kent. Accessed October 5, 2026.