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Cliff Palace- Sun Temple in distance

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Call NumberP-638CreatorPoley, H. S. (Horace Swartley)Date1915SummaryView, facing southwest, of ancient Native American (Anasazi) cliff dwelling ruins on Chapin Mesa, Mesa Verde National Park, Montezuma County, Colorado. The stone masonry ruins of Cliff Palace, before excavation, stand underneath a cliffside overhang. The ruins of five great kivas or dance plazas and a four-story building are visible. The ruins of Sun Temple stand in the distance, across Cliff Canyon.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.)Sun Temple (Colo.)Archaeological sites--ColoradoCliff dwellings--ColoradoNational parks and reserves--ColoradoGeographic AreaMesa Verde National Park (Colo.)CollectionPhotographs - Western HistoryRelated MaterialImage File: ZZR700170638Type of MaterialGlass negativesPhotographic printsBlack & white photographsOriginal Material Found in CollectionC Photo Collection 37. H. S. Poley collection.NotesCondition: emulsion oxidation on glass negative. Etched on glass negative: "V-14." "D&RG". Title etched on glass negative. Vintage photographic print. R7001706382

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