Ruby Falls, Lookout Mountain Caverns

Postcard

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Picnooga

2020.383.001 Recto

2020.383.001 Recto

Name/Title

Ruby Falls, Lookout Mountain Caverns

Entry/Object ID

2020.383.001

Description

A postcard with the front showing a collage of photographs of Lookout Mountain Caverns, and the Cavern Castle at Ruby Falls. The postcard is titled "LOOKOUT MT. CAVERNS Beneath old Lookout Mt - overlooking Chattanooga and Moccasin Bend - Three mi. from shopping district - on Lookout Mt. Scenic Highway" The collage includes seven views of the falls complex and descriptions of each: "CAVERN CASTLE Luncheon and Dining Service - Finest Cave Entrance in the World" "ALLADIN'S ROUTE Alluring - Enchanting" "ARCTIC MIRAGE - Unbelievable Stalactite - Stalagmite and Helectite Formations" Miles of Weird Underground Labrynthis and Yawning Chambers" HISTORICAL-EDUCATIONAL-INSPIRING-WONDERFUL-BEWILDERING- Courteous-Expert Cave Guides to explain all mysteries ~ IMMEDIATE SERVICE" "DIANA'S FAIRY STAGE Marvelous-Spectacular" "ORIENTAL THEATRE AND CHIMES Beautiful ---Mysterious" The advertisement on the recto reads: "LOOKOUT MOUNTAIN CAVERNS Lookout Mountain Caverns, run in three states - Tennessee, Georgia, Alabama. Premier showplace in the Southland. Located on scenic highway leading to top of Lookout Mountain. Three miles from shopping district of Chattanooga. Historical, educational, inspirational. Miles of underground passageways reached by electric elevator from Cavern Castle, operating 415 feet through solid rock. Stalactitie and stalagmite formations. Underground river and waterfall 145 feet high. Electrically lighted throughout. Entry on arrival. "

Subject

Caverns

Subject Place

* Untyped Subject Place

Lookout Mountain Caverns, Chattanooga, Tennessee*

Collection

Lookout Mountain Collection

Postcard Details

Place Published

* Untyped Place Published

Chattanooga, Tennessee*

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Ruby Falls

Copyright

Type of License

Copyright Not Evaluated