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The Watchtower
Object Number 2004.29.5582
Display Title The Watchtower
Descriptions
Object Description Written on board: "Ute Indians. (Shoshonean) The Watch Tower. 111; U-in-tats Tribe living in the U-in-ta Valley, on the Western slope of the Wasatch Mountains in Utah. By the Department of the Interior. Photographed by Hillers."
Keywords
  • Ethnographic
  • Public Structure
Subject
  • Watchtower
Department Photographic
Date 1870-1879
Artist John K. Hillers
Culture
  • Ute
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Utah
Additional Geographic Terms Wasatch Mountains
Materials Albumen print Stereoview adhered to Paperboard
Dimensions Overall: 7.62 x 11.43 cm (3 x 4 1/2 in.)

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