Chas. Waldack
American, active 1860s
"Gorin's Dome", No. 18 from the series "Mammoth Cave Views"
INV-1997
Chas. Waldack
American, active 1860s1866
"Gorin's Dome", No. 18 from the series "Mammoth Cave Views"
Chas. Waldack American, active 1860s →19th centuryphotographyphotograph
Date
1866
Medium
Albumen print, stereo
Dimensions
Each image: 7.5 × 7.6 cm (3 × 3 in.); Card: 8.4 × 17.5 cm (3 5/16 × 6 15/16 in.)
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Location
Chicago, IL
Credit
Gift of Harold Allen
Text printed on reverse of stereocard:
"GORDIN'S DOME."
Is 200 feet high and 60 wide. It is reached by descending from the "Deserted Chamber" to a narrow rugged causeway called the "Labyrinth," passing over a small bridge and ascending a ladder. The farside appears like an immense curtain. When there is a rise in the subterraneous rivers, the floor of the dome is covered with water in which eyeless fish are caught. The view is taken half way between the roof and the floor. It is called after one of the former proprietors of the cave.
Also notable
Works in the same vein
