Stone Cottage, Mammoth Cave, Ky.

Postcard

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Historic Saranac Lake

Name/Title

Stone Cottage, Mammoth Cave, Ky.

Entry/Object ID

2022.10.33

Description

Color postcard showing a group of women and one man standing around and seated on a small stone building inside a cave. These structures were used to house tuberculosis patients inside Mammoth Cave in the 1830s. Printed caption on front reads, "Stone Cottage, Mammoth Cave, Ky." Printed by the Kyle Co., Louisville, KY. Unused, divided back.

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Postcard

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Writing Media

Nomenclature Class

Written Communication T&E

Nomenclature Category

Category 06: Tools & Equipment for Communication

LOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials

Caves, Tuberculosis, Sanatoriums

Postcard Details

Postcard Type

Divided Back (1907-1915)

Dimensions

Height

3-1/2 in

Width

5-1/2 in