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Skulls found in the Cliff "Palace," Denver Museum

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Call NumberZ-15041CreatorChapin, Frederick H. (Frederick Hastings)Date1880-1900SummaryFace forward view of three Native American (Ancestral Puebloan) skulls excavated from Mesa Verde National Park and stored at the Denver Museum (Colorado History Museum), in Denver, Colorado.Physical Description1 photographic print : albumen ; 16 x 23 cm (6 1/2 x 9 in.) mounted on album page 24 x 29 cm (9 1/2 x 11 1/2 in.)Born-Digital or AnalogAnalogSubjectColorado History Museum--Exhibitions and displays--19th centuryMesa Verde National Park (Agency : U.S.)Indians of North America--AntiquitiesPueblo Indians--AntiquitiesDenver (Colo.)AntiquitiesExhibitionsMuseumsSkullsGeographic AreaDenver (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 printsBlack & white photographsDigital Version Created FromImage from C Photo Album 107, Colorado Mancos Canyon album: p.41Original Material Found in CollectionC Photo Album 107. Colorado Mancos CanyonNotesNo high-resolution file is available. Title inked on album page. R7110150418DonorTanenbaum; purchase; 1950Languageeng

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