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Onyx Columns, Great Onyx Cave, Mammoth Cave National Park, Kentucky

Subject
National & State Parks
Card type
Linen
Date
c. 1930 (White Border)
Front of Onyx Columns, Great Onyx Cave, Mammoth Cave National Park, Kentucky, c. 1930 linen postcard
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Back of Onyx Columns, Great Onyx Cave, Mammoth Cave National Park, Kentucky, c. 1930 linen postcard
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Colorized view of the Onyx Columns formation in Great Onyx Cave, showing drapery-like stalactites and flowstone in blue, white, and reddish tones. The cave is within Mammoth Cave National Park.

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PublisherCurt Teich & Co.
Onyx Columns, Great Onyx Cave Within the Boundary of Mammoth Cave National Park Mammoth Cave, Ky. --- 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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ConditionGood
Place mentionedMammoth Cave, KY
PublisherChicago, IL
NotesLinen texture; no white border; printed caption in upper right; light aging. No postmark; unused card. Divided-back C.T. Art-Colortone (Curt Teich) imprint, linen texture; small brown stain on address side. No handwriting anywhere.

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Onyx Columns, Great Onyx Cave, Mammoth Cave National Park, Kentucky, postcard, c. 1930. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/onyx-columns-great-onyx-cave-mammoth-cave-national-park-kent. Accessed October 5, 2026.