Cliff Palace, Mesa Verde National Park, Montezuma County, Colorado. Prehistoric Native American Anasazi cliff dwelling located at head of Cliff Canyon, shows stone masonry construction inside cave below mesa top; ladders lead from one level of structure to another; reconstructed in 1920's.
Date
[between 1925 and 1930]
Notes
Copy attributed to McClure, original probably by Jesse Nusbaum, Park superintendent in the 1920's and 1930's.; Copy negative made from vintage photographic print.; Nitrate negative masked.; Title hand-lettered on nitrate negative.; R7000730605
Physical Description
1 copy photonegative ; 9 x 11 cm. (3 1/2 x 4 1/4 in.); 1 photonegative : nitrate ; 20 x 25 cm. (7 3/4 x 9 3/4 in.); 1 photoprint ; 19 x 24 cm. (7 1/2 x 9 1/2 in.)
Is Part Of
L. C. McClure collection 1890-1935.; L. C. McClure collection 1890-1935, album X.
Subject
Indians of North America--Antiquities & archaeological sites-- Colorado--1920-1930.; Pueblo Indians--Antiquities & archaeological sites--Colorado--1920-1930.; Cliff Palace ( Colo.)--1920-1930.; Mesa Verde National Park (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Archaeological sites--Colorado--1920-1930.; Cliff dwellings--Colorado--1920-1930.; National parks & reserves--Colorado--1920-1930.
Rights
Restrictions applying to use or reproduction of this image available from the Western History/Genealogy Dept., Denver Public Library.
