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Square Tower House- Mesa Verde

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Call NumberP-591CreatorPoley, H. S. (Horace Swartley)Date1911SummaryView of Native American (Anasazi) cliff dwelling ruins on Chapin Mesa, Mesa Verde National Park, Montezuma County, Colorado. The Square Tower mud and stone masonry ruin with five openings stands underneath a cliff overhang. Two other ruins stand nearby; a man stands near the ruins.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 HistoryRelated MaterialImage File: ZZR700170591Type of MaterialGlass negativesPhotographic printsBlack & white photographsOriginal Material Found in CollectionC Photo Collection 37. H. S. Poley collection.NotesCondition: emulsion chipping on edge of glass negative. Etched on glass negative: "V-51."; Title inked on back of print. Vintage photographic print. R7001705912

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