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Old tower near the McElmo

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Call NumberWHJ-10227Alternate TitleWilliam Henry Jackson folio IV, print 12CreatorJackson, William Henry, 1843-1942Date1874SummaryA man leans on a rock formation at the base of the ruins of a circular tower near McElmo Creek on the Ute Mountain Indian Reservation, Colorado. The Native American (Anasazi) archaeological site consists of a tower of dry laid shaped stone.Physical Description1 photographic print : albumen ; 11 x 19 cm (4 1/2 x 7 1/2 in.) mounted on mat board 28 x 36 cm (11 x 14 in.)Born-Digital or AnalogAnalogSubjectIndians of North America--Antiquities--Colorado--Ute Mountain Indian Reservation--19th centuryPueblo Indians--Antiquities--Colorado--Ute Mountain Indian Reservation--19th centuryUte Mountain Indian Reservation--19th centuryArchaeological sites--Colorado--Ute Mountain Indian Reservation--19th centuryExpeditions and surveys--Colorado--Ute Mountain Indian Reservation--19th centuryGeological and Geographical Survey of the Territories (U.S.)CollectionPhotographs - Western HistoryRelated MaterialImage File: ZZR700310227Type of MaterialAlbumen printsPhotographic printsOriginal Material Found in CollectionW. H. Jackson folio [Hayden Survey].NotesCondition: print discolored, mat board soiled. Formerly Jackson 162; Hand-lettered title on negative reproduced in print. Number: "162" hand-lettered on negative reproduced in print. Number: "162" penciled on mat board. Printed on mat board: "Department of the Interior, U.S. Geological Survey of the Territories, Prof. F.V. Hayden in Charge" with decorative lettering. R7003102275

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