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Ruin embraced in eastern angle of Velarde group. Background is Bandalier Group, Huacas of Toledo, and forgotten Huaca. Further back is Trujillo and Hill of the Dead.
Ruin embraced in eastern angle of Velarde group. Background is Bandalier Group, Huacas of Toledo, and forgotten Huaca. Further back is Trujillo and Hill of the Dead.
Object Number 2004.24.8049
Display Title Ruin embraced in eastern angle of Velarde group. Background is Bandalier Group, Huacas of Toledo, and forgotten Huaca. Further back is Trujillo and Hill of the Dead.
Descriptions
Subject
  • Expedition
  • Landscape
  • Rural
Department Photographic
Artist Major Otto Holstein
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America / Peru / La Libertad Region / <County> / <City> / Chan Chan
Materials Negative, glass plate
Dimensions Overall: 20.32 x 25.4 cm (8 x 10 in.)

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