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Mural decorations, Cliff "Palace"

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Call NumberZ-15033CreatorChapin, Frederick H. (Frederick Hastings)Date1889-1890SummaryClose up view of a crumbling stone and masonry tower, part of the Cliff Palace, a North American Indian (Ancestral Puebloan) cliff dwelling in Cliff Canyon on the edge of Chapin Mesa, Mesa Verde National Park, Colorado. The tower is situated under a cliff overhang and has a large opening that has fallen away exposing a multi hued painted design. Pine and juniper forests are in the canyon in the distance.Physical Description1 photographic print : albumen ; 23 x 16 cm (9 x 6 1/2 in.) mounted on album page 29 x 24 cm (11 1/2 x 9 1/2 in.)Born-Digital or AnalogAnalogSubjectIndians of North America--AntiquitiesPueblo Indians--AntiquitiesPueblo Indians--Arts and craftsCliff Canyon (Colo.)Cliff Palace (Colo.)Mesa Verde National Park (Colo.)Archaeological sitesCliff dwellingsCliffsDesign elementsTowersGeographic AreaMesa Verde National Park (Colo.)CollectionPhotographs - Western HistoryRelated MaterialMany photographs are included in: "The land of the cliff-dwellers," copyright 1892 by Frederick H. Chapin. https://archive.org/details/landofcliffdwell00chap/page/n8Type of MaterialAlbumen printsPhotographic printsDigital Version Created FromImage from C Photo Album 107, Colorado Mancos Canyon album: p.33Original Material Found in CollectionC Photo Album 107. Colorado Mancos CanyonNotesNo high-resolution file is available. Title inked on album page. R7110150337DonorTanenbaum; purchase; 1950Languageeng

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