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| Keywords: The Cave Without a Name. That's not a description; it's the actual name of these caverns near Boerne, Texas LCCN2015630268.tif 1 photograph digital tiff file color Notes Gift; The Lyda Hill Foundation; 2014; DLC/PP-2014 054 ; Title date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer ; Forms part of Lyda Hill Texas Collection of Photographs in Carol M Highsmith's America Project in the Carol M Highsmith Archive ; The caves were largely undiscovered except by a bootlegger during Prohibition during the 1920s until three children happened upon their sinkhole entrance in 1935 These children are believed to be the first who actually entered the main chambers of the cave After the rediscovery Jim Horn the original owner of the property decided to open it as a commercial venture The show cave received its name or non-name in a statewide contest held in 1940 A young boy suggested that the cave was too beautiful to have a name and so he received the 250 cash prize ; Credit line The Lyda Hill Texas Collection of Photographs in Carol M Highsmith's America Project Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division 2014 Creator Carol M Highsmith Library of Congress Catalog http //lccn loc gov/2015630268 Image download https //cdn loc gov/master/pnp/highsm/30000/30032a tif Original url http //hdl loc gov/loc pnp/highsm 30032 No known restrictions on publication LOC-image highsm 30032 PD-Highsmith Images uploaded by Fæ Lyda Hill Texas Collection of Photographs in Carol M Highsmith's America Project in the Carol M Highsmith Archive The Lyda Hill Texas Collection of Photographs in Carol M Highsmith's America Project Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Photographs by Carol M Highsmith | ||||