Two men stand above Pithouses A, B and C of Step House, a cliff dwelling in Mesa Verde National Park. The two work to excavate the site that lies under a massive rock wall. Digging tools, including a pick ax in the background and a shovel in the left foreground, lie on the dirt ground. Small piles of rocks are scattered around the sunken pithouses. Pithouse C is the nearest one and has a second, smaller pit in it.
Description
1 photonegative : glass ; 13 x 18 cm. (5 x 7 in.); 1 photoprint : black-and-white ; 12 x 17 cm. (4 3/4 x 6 1/2 in.)
Subject
Mesa Verde National Park (Colo.); Step House (Colo.); Pit dwellings--Colorado; Archaeological sites--Colorado; Cliff dwellings--Colorado
Format-Medium
Photograph
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: ZZR700110186
Notes
Title from inventory prepared by Western History Department, Denver Public Library.; Words "Mesa Verde Step House Pithouses A, B & C view from Masonry Pueblo in North" penciled on back of print.; R7001101867
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