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Cliff "Palace," looking north

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Call NumberZ-15031CreatorChapin, Frederick H. (Frederick Hastings)Date1889-1890SummaryView of Cliff Palace, North American Indian (Ancestral Puebloan) cliff dwellings in Cliff Canyon on the edge of Chapin Mesa, Mesa Verde National Park, Colorado. A large crumbling stone and masonry tower is beneath a large cliff overhang. Ruins of masonry rooms with door or window openings are in the distance. Rubble and juniper and pine trees are near the ruins.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 AnalogAnalogSubjectIndians of North America--AntiquitiesPueblo Indians--AntiquitiesCliff Canyon (Colo.)Cliff Palace (Colo.)Mesa Verde National Park (Colo.)Archaeological sitesCliff dwellingsCliffsTowersGeographic 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.31Original Material Found in CollectionC Photo Album 107. Colorado Mancos CanyonNotesNo high-resolution file is available. Title inked on album page. R7110150311DonorTanenbaum; purchase; 1950Languageeng

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