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Cliff Palace- Mesa Verde

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Call NumberP-614CreatorPoley, H. S. (Horace Swartley)Date1901SummaryView, facing northeast of Cliff Palace, ancient Native American (Anasazi) cliff dwellings, before excavation on Chapin Mesa, Mesa Verde National Park, Montezuma County, Colorado. The stone masonry and mud mortar cliff dwellings stand underneath a cliffside overhang. The ruins have square door openings. The Round Tower and Fewkes Speaker Chief House ruins are visible.Physical Description1 photonegative : glass ; 8 x 10 cm (3 1/2 x 4 1/2 in.); 1 photoprint ; 6 x 8 cm (2 1/2 x 3 in.)Born-Digital or AnalogAnalogSubjectIndians of North America--Structures--ColoradoPueblo Indians--Antiquities--ColoradoCliff Palace (Colo.)Mesa Verde National Park (Colo.)Archaeological sites--ColoradoCliff dwellings--ColoradoNational parks and reserves--ColoradoGeographic AreaMesa Verde National Park (Colo.)CollectionPhotographs - Western HistoryType of MaterialGlass negativesPhotographic printsOriginal Material Found in CollectionC Photo Collection 37. H. S. Poley collection.NotesCondition: emulsion oxidation and chipping on glass negative. Etched on glass negative: "V.48". Title inked on back of print. Vintage photographic print. R7001706146

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