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Call NumberWHJ-287CreatorJackson, William Henry, 1843-1942Date1893SummaryA man in possibly a ranger's uniform stands in Native American (Anasazi) ruins, on a steep cliff under a rock overhang, probably in Mesa Verde National Park, Montezuma County, Colorado. Shows masonry ruins and a valley with a river.Physical Description1 photoprint : albumen ; 18 x 11 cm (7 x 4 in.) mounted on album page.Born-Digital or AnalogAnalogSubjectIndians of North America--Antiquities--ColoradoPueblo Indians--Antiquities--ColoradoMancos Canyon (Colo.)Mesa Verde National Park (Colo.)Archaeological sites--ColoradoCliff dwellings--ColoradoGeographic AreaMesa Verde National Park (Colo.)CollectionPhotographs - Western HistoryRelated MaterialImage File: ZZR700300287Type of MaterialSample booksAlbumen printsPhotographic printsDigital Version Created FromW. H. Jackson sample album. Colorado Book II ; no. 41Original Material Found in CollectionW. H. Jackson sample album. Colorado Book IINotesAttribution to Jackson based on inclusion in bound W. H. Jackson sample album. Condition: creased. Hand-lettered title reproduced in print. Label on front of photoprint reads: "2857."; Mounted on verso of album page: WHJ-286. Number: "3827" hand lettered on negative and inked out on print. R7003002873

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