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Cliff house in Mancos Cañon

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Call NumberP-1694CreatorPoley, H. S. (Horace Swartley)Date1892-1915SummaryA man poses near probably the Lion House, a Native American (Anasazi) cliff dwelling in Mancos Valley, Mesa Verde National Park, Colorado. The stone masonry ruins stand underneath a cliff side overhang. Desert varnish stains the cliff.Physical Description1 photonegative : glass ; 9 x 11 cm (3 1/2 x 4 1/2 in.)Born-Digital or AnalogAnalogSubjectIndians of North America--Antiquities--ColoradoPueblo Indians--Antiquities--ColoradoMesa Verde National Park (Colo.)Archaeological sites--ColoradoCliff dwellings--ColoradoGeographic AreaMesa Verde National Park (Colo.)CollectionPhotographs - Western HistoryRelated MaterialImage File: ZZR700171694Type of MaterialGlass negativesOriginal Material Found in CollectionC Photo Collection 37. H. S. Poley collection.NotesCondition: emulsion chipping on edge of glass negative. Etched on glass negative: "R 130- B."; Title from label in glass negative. R7001716947

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