Distant view of Cliff Palace from near Sun Temple on opposite side of cliff canon, in Mesa Verde National Park
Creator
Beam, George L. (George Lytle), 1868-1935
Date
1920 or 1921
Summary
View from Sun Temple, across Cliff Canyon, to Cliff Palace, Mesa Verde National Park, Montezuma County, southwestern Colorado. The 13th century pueblo culture's masonry dwellings were built under a sandstone cliff overhang on Chapin Mesa and consists of over two hundred rooms, including 23 kivas.
Description
1 photoprint : black-and-white ; 18 x 13 cm. (7 x 5 in.)
Subject
Indians of North America--Antiquities & archaeological sites--Colorado; Chapin Mesa (Colo.); Mesa Verde National Park (Colo.); Archaeological sites--Colorado; Cliff dwellings--Colorado; National parks and reserves--Colorado
Format-Medium
Photograph
Source
Jackson C. Thode, December 1987.
Rights Contact Information
Copyright restrictions applying to use or reproduction of this image available from the Western History and Genealogy Dept., Denver Public Library, at photosales@denverlibrary.org.
Reproduction Available for Purchase
Yes (digital reproduction)
Related Material
Image File: ZZR700138441
Notes
Collectors stamp on back of photoprint: "Jackson Thode, Denver, Colo."; Title hand-written on back of photoprint.; R7001384415
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