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Square Tower House. Fewkes Canon

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Call NumberP-589CreatorPoley, H. S. (Horace Swartley)Date1911SummaryView, from Chapin Mesa, of Native American (Anasazi) cliff dwelling ruins. The stone masonry and mud Square Tower House with three door openings stands underneath a cliffside overhang and next to other pueblo buildings with wooden vigas. A man stands building suspended between two sections of the cliff. Crumbled masonry litters the area.Physical Description1 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.)Born-Digital or AnalogAnalogSubjectIndians of North America--Structures--ColoradoPueblo Indians--Antiquities--ColoradoMesa Verde National Park (Colo.)Square Tower House (Colo.)Archaeological sites--ColoradoCliff dwellings--ColoradoNational parks and reserves--ColoradoGeographic AreaMesa Verde National Park (Colo.)CollectionPhotographs - Western HistoryType of MaterialGlass negativesPhotographic printsBlack & white photographsOriginal Material Found in CollectionC Photo Collection 37. H. S. Poley collection.NotesCondition: emulsion chipped and deteriorating on edge of glass negative. Etched on glass negative: "V-53". Photographic reproduction of a photograph. Title written on original photograph; Vintage photographic print. R7001705899

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