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Magnesium light views from Mammoth Cave

Title
Magnesium light views from Mammoth Cave [graphic] / by Ben Hains.
Author
Hains, Ben
Publication
New Albany, Ind. : Ben Hains, 1889.

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Additional Authors
Robert Dennis Collection of Stereoscopic Views.
Description
16 stereographs (photoprints) : albumen, b&w; 102x178mm. or smaller.
Alternative Title
Views of Mammoth Cave and vicinity.
Subjects
Genre/Form
  • Albumen photoprints.
  • Stereographs.
  • Photoprints.
  • Flash photographs.
Note
  • Views of Mammoth Cave: the mouth of the cave; saltpeter vats (1812); saltpeter pipes (1812); "Methodist Church"; man standing near "heaps of lixivated earth"; "Martha Washington statue"; a stone structure; view down the bottomless pit; steps leading to ":Gothic Avenue"; stalactites at "Pompey"; "elbow Crevice"; men with lamp in boat on Echo River; men in passage leading to "Cleveland's cabinet"; gypsum formations; "The Rocky Mountains"; the "Star Chamber."
  • Views are numbered: 1, 4-7, 9, 13, 17, 21, 25, 32, 40, 44, 52, 54, 57.
Access (note)
  • Restricted access;
Cite As (note)
  • Robert Dennis Collection of Stereoscopic Views.
Call Number
MFY Dennis Coll 90-F199
OCLC
NYPG90-F199
Author
Hains, Ben, photographer.
Title
Magnesium light views from Mammoth Cave [graphic] / by Ben Hains.
Imprint
New Albany, Ind. : Ben Hains, 1889.
Restricted Access
Restricted access; Photography Collection; Permit must be requested at division indicated.
Cite As:
Robert Dennis Collection of Stereoscopic Views.
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Added Author
Robert Dennis Collection of Stereoscopic Views.
Added Title
Views of Mammoth Cave and vicinity.
Research Call Number
MFY Dennis Coll 90-F199
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