Cave guide looking at Lovers Leap, Mammoth Cave, Kentucky, 1892

Mammoth Cave National Park

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TitleCave guide looking at Lovers Leap, Mammoth Cave, Kentucky, 1892
CreatorHains, Ben
CollectionsGlass Plate Negatives
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Date Created
Descriptive InformationPhotograph - Lovers Leap (glass negative) glass negative; Lovers Leap - Mammoth Cave, Kentucky -- This is a glass negative that was photographed by Ben Harris [Hains] in 1892; printed in New Albany, Indiana photo taken in gothic avenue of Mammoth Cave. Glass negative shows a large rock protruding out above a cave guide that is dressed in nickers with a long sleeved coat and carrying an open flame lantern. In the lower left corner of the negative is an inscription "031 lovers leap". There is another inscription in the lower right corner" copyrighted 1892 by H. C. Ganter. Ben Harris cave photographer. New Albany, Ind., U.S.A.". Measurements: height 254 mm, width: 204 mm. Thickness: 3 mm. Condition: good. The original blue 10-254 lists this as a gift from Ellis Jones on 14 Dec, 1981. Originally housed gsu c, sh 4 with maca 3608-3645, 3724-3743, 3746-3749, 3872-3888, 3903. Guide, caves, tourist trade, lantern, clothing and dress.
LocationsMammoth Cave National Park, Edmonson County, Kentucky, United States(37.19758,-86.13089)
TopicsCaves
Tourism
Rock formations
Physical Descriptions
Mediumglass plate negatives
TypeStill Image
Formatimage/jpeg
Box Accession Ellis Jones Collection Glass Plate Negatives Box 1 MACA 3724-MACA 3743 Rehoused June 1999 !!FRAGILE!!
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Held By Mammoth Cave National Park
Identifiers
Digital Identifiermaca_3724
Permanent Linkhttp://purl.clemson.edu/972AF7826325279C6363BA238ED3B8D8
Batch ID20160531182542
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