Two saltpeter vats with large pile of nitrite dirt behind them, Mammoth Cave, Kentucky, 1892

TitleTwo saltpeter vats with large pile of nitrite dirt behind them, Mammoth Cave, Kentucky, 1892

CreatorHains, Ben

CollectionsGlass Plate Negatives

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Descriptive InformationPhotograph -saltpeter vats (glass negative) glass negative: the first saltpeter vats in Mammoth Cave. Kentucky: This photograph was taken by Ben Hains; printed in New Albany, Indiana; 1892. The photo shows the salt peter vats in the rotuna in Mammoth Cave. The photo shows two vats with large piles of nitrite dirt behind them- all of these things are in the rotunds, located in the historic section of Mammoth Cave. This is a glass negative for a black and white photograph. There is a printed inscription across the bottom of the photo "04 first saltpeter vats" and "copyrighted 1892 by H. C. Ganter.. Ben Hains, cave photographer.. New Albany, Ind, U.S.A.". measurements: height 202 mm, width: 252 mm. Thickness: 2 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. Caves, geology, mining, minerals.

LocationsMammoth Cave National Park, Edmonson County, Kentucky, United States(37.19758,-86.13089)

TopicsCaves
Saltpeter
Carts & wagons

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