View facing southeast of Cliff Palace, ancient Native American (Anasazi) cliff dwellings, after excavation, Chapin Mesa, Mesa Verde National Park, Montezuma County, Colorado. The stone masonry cliff dwellings stand underneath a cliffside overhang. The south end of the pueblo has square and T-shaped door openings and includes six underground grand kivas or dance plazas, and the Round Tower ruin.
Description
1 photonegative : glass ; 8 x 11 cm. (3 1/2 x 4 1/2 in.); 1 photoprint : black-and-white ; 6 x 9 cm. (2 1/2 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 & archaeological sites--Colorado; Cliff Palace (Colo.); Mesa Verde National Park (Colo.); Archaeological sites--Colorado; Cliff dwellings--Colorado; National parks and reserves--Colorado
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: ZZR700170617
Notes
Condition: emulsion chipping on edge of glass negative; Etched on glass negative: "47+".; Title inked on back of print.; Vintage photographic print.; R7001706170
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