Photograph: 10 views of Mark Twain Cave
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Photograph: 10 views of Mark Twain Cave Packet of 10 small cardboard photos inside white cardboard mailing case. Center front of case has rectangular window with diamond cut top edges for viewing interior photos. Window bordered with red, text on front in red. Back has spaces for mailing information. Photos have rounded corners, captions for photos on back in blue ink. at top edge. Brief description of photos as follows: .1a) Photo of three boys in 'Five Points.' .1b) Photo of three boys with lantern at 'Treasure Room.' .1c) Photo of three boys leaning in 'Grand Piano' in the 'Parlor.' .1d) Photo of Mark Twain Cave Entrance. .1e) Photo of Southern hillside of Cave Hollow. .1f) Photo of three boys with lantern entering 'Treasure Room' area. .1g) Photo of two boys with lantern playing at 'the Post Office.' .1h) Photo of three boys with lantern at 'Grand Avenue.' .1i) Photo of three boys walking down road surrounded by autumn trees of Cave Hollow. .1j) Photo of Mark Twain Boyhood Home with lighthouse on Cardiff Hill in background.
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