"Bandit Hall", No. 30 from the series "Mammoth Cave Views"

Photography and Media

1866

Chas. Waldack
American, active 1860s

Text printed on reverse of stereocard:

“BANDIT HALL”
Is immediately above “Bacon Chamber” and at the commencement of Spark’s Avenue which leads to “Mammoth Dome.” Several unexplored avenues branch off here in every direction. The scene representions a party of “bandits” at dinner and as reviewed by the magnesium light exceeds in Romantic wilderness the most extravagant conceptions of Salvator Rosa.

Status: Currently Off View
Department: Photography and Media

Artist: Chas. Waldack
Title: "Bandit Hall", No. 30 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: 7.8 × 7.3 cm (3 1/8 × 2 7/8 in.); Card: 8.5 × 17 cm (3 3/8 × 6 3/4 in.)
Credit Line: Gift of Harold Allen
Reference Number: 1976.999
IIIF Manifest The International Image Interoperability Framework (IIIF) represents a set of open standards that enables rich access to digital media from libraries, archives, museums, and other cultural institutions around the world. Learn more.: https://api.artic.edu/api/v1/artworks/199730/manifest.json

Object information is a work in progress and may be updated as new research findings emerge. To help improve this record, please email . Information about image downloads and licensing is available here.

Suggested Terms

See all hours

"Bandit Hall", No. 30 from the series "Mammoth Cave Views"

Currently Off View

Date:

Artist:

About this artwork

Status

Department

Artist

Title

Place

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.

Medium

Dimensions

Credit Line

Reference Number

IIIF Manifest The International Image Interoperability Framework (IIIF) represents a set of open standards that enables rich access to digital media from libraries, archives, museums, and other cultural institutions around the world. Learn more.

Extended information about this artwork

Share

Explore Further

Sign up for our enewsletter to receive updates.

Gallery actions

Image actions

Share

IIIF Manifest The International Image Interoperability Framework (IIIF) represents a set of open standards that enables rich access to digital media from libraries, archives, museums, and other cultural institutions around the world.

Learn more.