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Salt Petre Cave, Natural Bridge, Virginia

Subjects
Forests & TreesMountains & Hills
Card type
Linen
Date
c. 1930 (White Border)
Front of Salt Petre Cave, Natural Bridge, Virginia, c. 1930 linen postcard
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Back of Salt Petre Cave, Natural Bridge, Virginia, c. 1930 linen postcard
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View of the entrance to Salt Petre Cave, a large dark rock opening surrounded by trees, with a stone retaining wall and wooden railing along a path in the foreground.

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PublisherTichnor Bros., Inc.
Salt Petre Cave, Natural Bridge, Virginia 7 --- Salt Petre Cave at Natural Bridge of Virginia. Salt Petre was mined from this cave to make ammunition for the wars of 1812 and 1862. Water was piped from Lost River 400 yards upstream for processing. NATURAL BRIDGE OF VIRGINIA, INC. "TICHNOR QUALITY VIEWS" REG. U. S. PAT. OFF. MADE ONLY BY TICHNOR BROS., INC., BOSTON, MASS. POST CARD PLACE ONE CENT STAMP HERE MADE IN U. S. A. 70045
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Series7
ConditionVery good
Place depictedSalt Petre Cave, Natural Bridge, VA
Place mentionedNatural Bridge, VA
PublisherTichnor Bros. Inc., Boston, MA, Boston, MA
NotesLinen texture visible; no white border; printed number 7 at lower right. Postmark: none. Divided-back Tichnor 'Quality Views' card, printed in blue on cream stock; no handwriting, stamp, or cancellation. Light foxing/toning spots; small pencil dealer mark '#59' lower right. Front is a full-bleed linen-textured color view.

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Salt Petre Cave, Natural Bridge, Virginia, postcard, c. 1930. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/salt-petre-cave-natural-bridge-virginia. Accessed October 5, 2026.