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Cliff Palace before excavation

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Call NumberP-315CreatorPoley, H. S. (Horace Swartley)Datecirca 1908SummaryView of Cliff Palace, a group of cliff dwellings before excavation, Chapin Mesa, Mesa Verde National Park, Montezuma County, Colorado. Window holes are visible throughout the adobe homes' walls. The wall of one tower is almost completely missing. Adobe bricks and rocks litter the grounds.Physical Description1 photonegative : glass ; 13 x 18 cm (5 x 7 in.); 1 photoprint ; 11 x 16 cm (4 1/2 x 6 1/2 in.)Born-Digital or AnalogAnalogSubjectIndians of North America--AntiquitiesPueblo Indians--Antiquities--ColoradoCliff Palace (Colo.)Mesa Verde National Park (Colo.)Archaeological sites--ColoradoCliff dwellings--ColoradoGeographic AreaMesa Verde National Park (Colo.)CollectionPhotographs - Western HistoryRelated MaterialImage File: ZZR700170315Type of MaterialGlass negativesPhotographic printsOriginal Material Found in CollectionC Photo Collection 37. H. S. Poley collection.NotesCondition: emulsion chipping on glass negative. Etched on glass negative: "46" "V 4"; Title written on back of print. Vintage photographic print. Written on back of print: "(Poley)-19". R7001703156DonorPoley

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