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Carlsbad Caverns National Park
Carlsbad Caverns National Park
Carlsbad Caverns National Park

Carlsbad Caverns National Park

Photographer (active 20th century)
Dateca. 1950
Mediumgelatin silver print
Dimensions9 3/8 × 7 9/16 in. (23.8 × 19.2 cm)
ClassificationsPhotography
Credit LineAlbuquerque Museum, gift of John Airy
Object numberPA1982.181.853
DescriptionInside one of the caves in Carlsbad Caverns National Park near Carlsbad, New Mexico. Stalactites and stalagmites are growing throughout the cave.
A typed caption on the back of the photograph reads, "One of the strange massive formations in Carlsbad Caverns, the world's largest, located in southern New Mexico. Designated as a National Prk, the Caverns are visited annually by approximately a half million people whom come again and again."
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