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"Gorin's Dome", No. 18 from the series "Mammoth Cave Views"

A work made of albumen print, stereo.
CC0 Public Domain Designation

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  • A work made of albumen print, stereo.

Date:

1866

Artist:

Chas. Waldack
American, active 1860s

About this artwork

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.

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Photography and Media

Artist

Chas. Waldack

Title

"Gorin's Dome", No. 18 from the series "Mammoth Cave Views"

Place

New York (Object made in)

Date  Dates are not always precisely known, but the Art Institute strives to present this information as consistently and legibly as possible. Dates may be represented as a range that spans decades, centuries, dynasties, or periods and may include qualifiers such as c. (circa) or BCE.

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.)

Credit Line

Gift of Harold Allen

Reference Number

1976.992

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