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The Totem Poles, Big Room, Carlsbad Caverns, New Mexico

Subject
National & State Parks
Card type
Linen
Date
c. 1930 (White Border)
Front of The Totem Poles, Big Room, Carlsbad Caverns, New Mexico, c. 1930 linen postcard
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Back of The Totem Poles, Big Room, Carlsbad Caverns, New Mexico, c. 1930 linen postcard
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About this subject

A cave interior filled with numerous stalactites hanging from the ceiling and stalagmites rising from the floor. A large, layered column formation dominates the left side, while smaller formations and tiny figures of people appear at the lower right. The scene is rendered in blue and orange tones.

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PublisherCurt Teich & Co.
79—THE TOTEM POLES, BIG ROOM, CARLSBAD CAVERNS, NEW MEXICO The Titanic proportions, the equable temperature defying the seasons changes — 56 degrees at all times — are some of the things which fill the imaginative visitor with awe. A group of slender, graceful stalagmites resemble Indian Totem Poles in the Big Room. © SANTA FE SYSTEM DISTRIBUTED BY SOUTHWEST POST CARD CO., BOX 685, ALBUQUERQUE, N. M. GENUINE CURTEICH-CHICAGO "C.T. ART-COLORTONE" POST CARD (REG. U.S. PAT. OFF.) PLACE STAMP HERE 6A-H2789 POST CARD
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Postcard record

ConditionGood
Place mentionedCarlsbad Caverns, NM
Place mentionedAlbuquerque, NM
PublisherCurt Teich & Co., Chicago, IL
NotesNo printed text on front; blue-tinted image with visible paper texture. No postmark, stamp, or handwriting — unused card. Divided back; C.T. Art-Colortone (Curt Teich) linen-era stock, ca. 1930s–40s. Printed caption and Santa Fe System copyright on back; card number 6A-H2789 in stamp box.

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The Totem Poles, Big Room, Carlsbad Caverns, New Mexico, postcard, c. 1930. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/the-totem-poles-big-room-carlsbad-caverns-new-mexico. Accessed October 5, 2026.