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Twin Domes and Giant Stalagmites, Carlsbad Cavern National Park, NM, circa 1930

Subject
National & State Parks
Card type
Linen
Date
c. 1930 (White Border)
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Two massive domed stalagmites, identified in the caption as Twin Domes and Giant Stalagmites, rise from the floor of the Big Room at Carlsbad Cavern. Fluted stone columns and hanging stalactites fill the chamber around them, and a small white label is attached to one formation. The caption gives the Big Room as nearly 4,000 feet long, 625 feet wide, and 350 feet high at its arched ceiling. Carlsbad Caverns became a national park in 1930, and the Big Room is one of the largest cave chambers in North America. Its scale made the caverns a notable destination in southeastern New Mexico for travelers touring the Southwest. The caption's "Carlsbad Cavern National Park" is today Carlsbad Caverns National Park.

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PublisherCurt Teich & Co.
268—TWIN DOMES AND GIANT STALAGMITES, BIG ROOM, CARLSBAD CAVERN NATIONAL PARK, NEW MEXICO These massive giants are located in the Big Room, most impressive of the many chambers in the caverns. It is nearly 4000 feet long and 625 feet wide and at one place, the ceil- ing arches 350 feet above.
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PublisherCurt Teich & Co.
Series268
ConditionVery good
Place mentionedCarlsbad Cavern National Park, NM
Place mentionedSouthwest Post Card Co., Box 685, Albuquerque, NM
PublisherChicago, IL
NotesLinen texture; no white border visible; small sign within the photograph; photo credit 'SOUTHERN PACIFIC PHOTO'. No postmark and no stamp. Divided-back Curt Teich 'C.T. Art-Colortone' linen-era view card (No. 268, series 2B-H576); dealer pencil price mark '#59 1-' at lower right. Light toning/soiling on the cream stock.

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Twin Domes and Giant Stalagmites, Carlsbad Cavern National Park, NM, circa 1930, postcard, c. 1930. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/twin-domes-and-giant-stalagmites-carlsbad-cavern-national-pa. Accessed November 2, 2026.