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Cliff houses built under overhanging ledges
Cliff houses built under overhanging ledges
Object Number 2004.29.2730
Display Title Cliff houses built under overhanging ledges
Descriptions
Object Description Written on board: "Utah. Grand Gulch. / These Cliff houses are all built under overhanging ledges, anywhere from 50 to 1500 feet up in the side of cañons. Built of stone and mortar, some show great skill in architecture and masonry. Many of no roofs."
Keywords
  • Dwelling
  • Archaeological
Subject
  • cliff dwelling
Department Photographic
Date June 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: 10.16 x 17.78 cm (4 x 7 in.)
Label on object C. H. Green Photographer, June 1891Grand Gulch

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