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Cliff dwellings
Object Number 2004.29.2727
Display Title Cliff dwellings
Descriptions
Object Description Written on board: "Utah. Grand Gulch. / Cliff houses built anywhere from 50 to 1500 ft. up in side of canons. / Built of stone and mortar some show great skill in architecture and masonry. / Photographed by C. H. Green, 1891."
Keywords
  • Archaeological
  • Dwelling
Subject
  • cliff dwelling
Department Photographic
Date 1891
Artist Rev. Charles Henry Green
Culture
  • Great Basin
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Utah
Additional Geographic Terms Grand Gulch region
Materials Albumen print adhered to Paperboard
Dimensions Overall: 10.8 x 17.78 cm (4 1/4 x 7 in.)
Label on object C. H. Green Photographer, 1891Grand Gulch

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