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Cliff Palace- looking up cañon

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Call NumberP-626CreatorPoley, H. S. (Horace Swartley)Date1908SummaryView, facing north, of ancient Native American (Anasazi) cliff dwellings before excavation on Chapin Mesa, Mesa Verde National Park, Montezuma County, Colorado. The stone masonry Cliff Palace sits under a cliffside overhang stained by smoke. Most of the ruin is visible including Fewkes Speaker Chief Tower. The ruins have square shaped door openings.Physical Description1 photonegative : glass ; 8 x 11 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 HistoryRelated MaterialImage File: ZZR700170626Type of MaterialGlass negativesPhotographic printsOriginal Material Found in CollectionC Photo Collection 37. H. S. Poley collection.NotesCondition: emulsion oxidation on glass negative. Etched on glass negative: "22."; Title etched on glass negative. Vintage photographic print. R7001706269

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