A man sits writing in a pithouse of Step House, a cliff dwelling in Mesa Verde National Park. The sides of the pithouse are lined with small slabs of sandstone. Additional portions of the cliff dwelling are being excavated behind where the man sits. Slabs of rock are scattered around the site. Step House was excavated in 1926 under the supervision of Jesse Nusbaum.
Description
1 photonegative : glass ; 13 x 18 cm. (5 x 7 in.); 1 photoprint : black-and-white ; 12 x 17 cm. (4 3/4 x 6 1/2 in.)
Subject
Mesa Verde National Park (Colo.); Step House (Colo.); Pit dwellings--Colorado; Archaeological sites--Colorado; Cliff dwellings--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: ZZR700110189
Notes
Glass plate is deteriorating.; Title from inventory prepared by Western History Department, Denver Public Library.; Words "Mesa Verde Step House Pithouses & Masonry Pueblo view from south" penciled on back of print.; R7001101891
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