Call NumberN-201CreatorNusbaum, Jesse L. (Jesse Logan)Datecirca 1926Summarypick ax.; Pithouses A, B and C of Step House lie at the base of a massive rock overhang in Mesa Verde National Park. The cliff dwelling site is under excavation, and men stand holding shovels in their hands. The man in the background is future superintendent Marshall Finnan, who was a member of Jesse Nusbaum's excavation team. A portion of a rock wall lies at the base of the overhang above the pithouses. Several books and shards of pottery lie on a ledge in the foreground near aPhysical Description1 photonegative : glass ; 13 x 18 cm (5 x 7 in.); 1 photoprint : black-and-white ; 12 x 17 cm (4 3/4 x 6 1/2 in.)Born-Digital or AnalogAnalogSubjectMesa Verde National Park (Colo.)Step House (Colo.)Pit dwellings--ColoradoArchaeological sites--ColoradoCliff dwellings--ColoradoGeographic AreaMesa Verde National Park (Colo.)Related MaterialImage File: ZZR700110201Type of MaterialGlass negativesPhotographic printsBlack & white photographsNotesGlass plate is beginning to deteriorate. Title from inventory prepared by Western History Department, Denver Public Library. Words "Mesa Verde Step House Pithouses A, B & C view from steps in south" penciled on back of print. R7001102017Languageeng
