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Object Number 2004.24.7002.2
Display Title "Arbol de la Noche Triste"
Descriptions
Object Description "Arbol de la Noche Triste" - said to be the tree under which Cortez wept on his failure to take the city
Subject
  • History
  • Cortez
  • Plant
  • Tree
Department Photographic
Date 1906
Artist Dr. John E. Wolff
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Central America / Mexico / Federal District
Dimensions Overall: 10.16 x 15.24 cm (4 x 6 in.)

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