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Carlsbad Caverns Booklet – 1940
Carlsbad Caverns Booklet – 1940

Carlsbad Caverns Booklet – 1940

$ 5.01

Availability: 100 in stock
  • Condition: This booklet is 81+ years old. It is in very good condition.
  • All returns accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted
  • Handmade: No
  • Modified Item: No
  • Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
  • Type: Booklet

    Description

    This is a 1940 booklet entitled “Carlsbad Caverns.” It contains 32 pages and measures approximately 4.75 x 6.75 inches. Including the covers, there are 16 pages of color photos, as well as a map. The other pages are text about the caverns’ history and other information.
    High ancient sea ledges, deep rocky canyons, flowering cactus, and desert wildlife – treasures above the ground in the Chihuahuan Desert. Hidden beneath the surface are more than 119 caves – formed when sulfuric acid dissolved limestone leaving behind caverns of all sizes.
    May 14, 1930 – an act of the United States Congress established Carlsbad Caverns National Park to be directed by the Secretary of the Interior and administered by the National Park Service.