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Object Number
2004.29.2276
Display Title
Picnic grounds at the south eastern corner of the park.
Descriptions
Object Description
Written on board: "Serpent Mound Park, Adams Co., Ohio. / Peabody Museum of Amer. Archaeology and Ethnology, Harvard University, Cambridge, Mass. / John Cone Kimball, Photographer, 1887. / 4 -- The Picnic Grounds at the south-eastern corner of the Park. / There is a fine spring of pure water in these grounds and also a "sulphur" spring. This enclosure is half a mile from the entrance following the road through the park."
Keywords
- Archaeological
- Site and Excavation
- Recreation
Subject
- Picnic ground
- Site
- Landscape
Department
Photographic
Date
1887
Artist
John Cone Kimball
Culture
- Northeast
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
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United States
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Ohio
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Adams County
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<City>
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Serpent Mound
Additional Geographic Terms
Picnic grounds
Materials
Albumen print adhered to Paperboard
Dimensions
Overall: 11.43 x 16.51 cm (4 1/2 x 6 1/2 in.)
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