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Uncle Bill the guide and his party at the entrance to Lost River Cave, Bowling Green, Kentucky

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Real photo

About this subject

Black-and-white photograph of five people posed in front of the rough stone arch gateway of Lost River Cave, marked with signs reading "Lost River Cave" and "Near Jesse James Hide Out." A Black guide in a cap and jacket, holding a cane, stands at the left beside three young women and an older man in a fedora and overcoat, several of them holding ice cream cones.

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Series3-A-67
ConditionGood
Place depictedLost River Cave, Bowling Green, KY
NotesWhite border; black-and-white real photo print with white printed caption lettering across the lower part of the image; small stain and surface marks at the left edge. No postmark. Divided-back card (CORRESPONDENCE / ADDRESS with PLACE STAMP HERE box). White border, glossy real-photo card. Pencil notation 'DISM 3-' at top left; otherwise blank back.

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Uncle Bill the guide and his party at the entrance to Lost River Cave, Bowling Green, Kentucky, postcard, c. 1915. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/uncle-bill-the-guide-and-his-party-at-the-entrance-to-lost-r. Accessed October 5, 2026.