"Gorin's Dome", No. 18 from the series "Mammoth Cave Views"
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.)
Classification
photography
Department
Photography and Media
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
199729
Rights
Public Domain
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 o...