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Ruins of Karnak, Mammoth Cave, Kentucky

Subjects
InteriorsNational & State Parks
Card type
Linen
Date
c. 1930 (White Border)
Front of Ruins of Karnak, Mammoth Cave, Kentucky, Brownsville, KY, USA, c. 1930 linen postcard
Front
Back of Ruins of Karnak, Mammoth Cave, Kentucky, Brownsville, KY, USA, c. 1930 linen postcard
Back

About this subject

Colorized view of large stalactite and stalagmite formations resembling columns inside Mammoth Cave, with two small figures in the lower right for scale.

Postcard Details

Message · English, in pen

Hello- are on our way home. Kentucky aint from Nothing"ha" Lottie, C.B. & Wilma

PublisherCurt Teich & Co.
Ruins of Karnak in the Mammoth Cave of Kentucky © Caufield & Shook --- L. A. FERGUSON, MAMMOTH CAVE, KY. GENUINE CURTEICH-CHICAGO "C.T. AMERICAN ART" POST CARD (REG. U.S. PAT. OFF.) POST CARD
PostmarkedElizabethtown, KY
Stamp
Addressed to
Mr & Mrs. D. Garrison

Farlington, Kansas

Postcard record

PostmarkedElizabethtown, KY
ConditionVery good
Place addressedMr & Mrs. D. Garrison, Farlington, KS
Place depictedMammoth Cave, Brownsville, KY
Place mentionedL. A. Ferguson, Mammoth Cave, KY
PublisherChicago, IL
Stamp1c George Washington, green, issued 1909
NotesWhite border; linen texture; printed caption and copyright. Postmark: ELIZABETHTOWN, KY. SEP 2 12-M 19-- (year illegible). Divided-back Curt Teich "C.T. American Art" linen card; white border on front. Stamp torn at right edge; heavy staining/toning and pencil dealer marks ("2.29", "199") at top right.

Cite this card

Ruins of Karnak, Mammoth Cave, Kentucky, postcard, c. 1930. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/ruins-of-karnak-mammoth-cave-kentucky. Accessed October 5, 2026.