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Hercules' Pillar, Dixie Onyx Cave, near Cave City, Kentucky

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Printed photo

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A large white cave formation, Hercules' Pillar, inside Dixie Onyx Cave, Kentucky. The pillar is a massive fluted column of dripstone with dark vertical streaks, surrounded by cave walls.

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Series108813
ConditionVery good
Place depictedDixie Onyx Cave, Cave City, KY
Place mentionedCave City, KY
PublisherChicago, IL
NotesWhite border around image; printed caption at bottom; vertical number at right edge. Early 20th-century printed photo postcard. No postmark. Divided-back C.T. American Art black & white card, c. 1930s-40s; dealer pencil notation 'CZ-9 50¢' at top; light foxing/toning across the back.

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Hercules' Pillar, Dixie Onyx Cave, near Cave City, Kentucky, postcard, c. 1915. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/hercules-pillar-dixie-onyx-cave-near-cave-city-kentucky. Accessed October 5, 2026.