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Ancient ruins on the McElmo

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Call NumberWHJ-10078CreatorJackson, William Henry, 1843-1942DateAugust 1, 1875SummaryView of ruins, large boulders and pack horses near McElmo Creek about 3 miles up present-day Yellowjacket Canyon (Hovenweep Canyon in 1875) from its junction with McElmo Creek..Physical Description2 photoprint on stereo card : stereograph ; 10 x 18 cm (4 x 7 in.)Born-Digital or AnalogAnalogSubjectIndians of North America--Antiquities--19th centuryPueblo Indians--Antiquities----19th centuryMcElmo Creek (Utah)--19th centuryArchaeological sites--19th centuryCliff dwellings--19th centuryGeological and Geographical Survey of the Territories (U.S.)CollectionPhotographs - Western HistoryRelated MaterialImage File: ZZR700310078; Hayden SurveysType of MaterialStereographsOriginal Material Found in CollectionU. S. Geological Survey of the Territories. Archaeological Series.NotesCondition: discolored. Historical information printed on back of stereo card. Number: "3718" hand lettered on negative and reproduced in print. Second stereo card is untitled, mount reads: Department of the Interior, U.S. Geological Survey of the Territories, Prof. F.V. Hayden in charge."; Title hand lettered on negative and reproduced in print. R7003100786DonorOld Settler Bookshop.

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