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Subterranean photography


 
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Bringing light to the depths of the earth. From the earliest magnesium-flash views of caves to the documentation of modern subway systems, explore the world beneath our feet.

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Contents

Introduction
1Introduction to subterranean photography
Photographers
2Nadar: Catacombs and subterranean Paris (1860s)
3Charles Waldack, Proctor & O'Shaughnessy: Mammoth Cave, Kentucky (1866)
4Dr. Mandeville Thum: Mammoth Cave, Kentucky (ca 1876-1877)
5Ben Hains: Views of Mammoth Cave and vicinity (1889)
6Luray Caverns Views, VA, USA
7Martin Kriz: Moravian Karst region - subterranean photography
8Unidentified photographer: Postojna Cave [present-day Slovenia] (1890)
9J.C. Burrow: Mongst Mines and Miners; or Underground scenes by flash-light (1893)
10Unidentified photographer: South African Gold Mining - Durban Roddepoort Deep Mine
11Neue Photographische Gesellschaft (NPG): Bing-Höhle Streitberg (1906-1907)

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