Mammoth Cave Photographic Co., Then and Now

By Wm. Gross Magee

"Mammoth Cave Photographic Co., Then and Now" takes you on a visual tour of the world's longest cave system. First photographed by Charles Waldack in 1866, the author takes you through the winding passages of the cave tread by Waldack to recapture the same views with state of the art digital photography technology and techniques. The original images were captured in stereo (3D), as are the modern recreations. The reader can contrast and compare the cave and photography over 150 years. Even though time moves slowly in the depths of the Earth, 150 years works changes even there.The book also explores the history of the cave and documents changes to the cave and to the Mammoth Cave National Park. As the second oldest tourist attraction in America, the cave has always drawn visitors for its unique beauty and resources and continues to draw approximately a half-million of visitors each year. Visitors can choose from a number of tours, but this book takes you to locations in the cave which were no longer shown on any tour.The book celebrates the 200 years of cave tours, 150 years of cave photography, 100 years of the National Park Service, 75 years of Mammoth Cave National Park, 35 years of Mammoth Cave as a World Heritage Site and 14 years of Mammoth Cave National Park as a International Biosphere Reserve.

• Format: Paperback
• ISBN: 1367517257
• ISBN13: 9781367517257
• Release Date: June 2016
• Publisher: Blurb