View of ancient Native American (Anasazi) cliff dwellings at Mesa Verde National Park, Montezuma County, Colorado. The stone masonry pueblo ruins of Swallows Nest stand underneath a cliffside overhang. A man sits on the edge of one of the rooms of the pueblo. Possibly another ruin stands below, backed by the cliff. The Swallow's Nest overhang as well as an adjacent overhang are striped from smoke.
Description
1 photonegative : glass ; 8 x 11 cm. (3 1/2 x 4 1/2 in.); 1 photoprint : black-and-white ; 7 x 9 cm. (3 x 3 1/2 in.)
Is Part Of
C Photo Collection 37. H. S. Poley collection.
Subject
Indians of North America--Structures--Colorado; Pueblo Indians--Antiquities--Colorado; Mesa Verde National Park (Colo.); Swallows Nest (Colo.); Archaeological sites--Colorado; Cliff dwellings--Colorado; National parks and reserves--Colorado
Geographic Area
Mesa Verde National Park (Colo.)
Format-Medium
Photograph
Rights Contact Information
Copyright restrictions applying to use or reproduction of this image available from the Western History and Genealogy Dept., Denver Public Library, at photosales@denverlibrary.org.
Reproduction Available for Purchase
Yes (digital reproduction)
Related Material
Image File: ZZR700170587
Notes
Condition: emulsion chipping on edge of glass negative.; Etched on glass negative: "V 58."; Photographic reproduction of a photograph.; Title written on original photograph.; Vintage photographic print.; Written on back of print: "Same- M501".; R7001705873
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