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View of the northern portion of the park as seen from opposite wall.
View of the northern portion of the park as seen from opposite wall.
Object Number 2004.29.2278
Display Title View of the northern portion of the park as seen from opposite wall.
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. / 6 -- View of the northern portion of the Park as seen from opposite hill. / Showing the oval embankment (near the tall tree at the right of the picture) and the serpent winding to the left. The maple tree near the centre of the picture is between two of the folds of the central portion of the serpent. The end of the cliff is at the right of the tall tree on the right of the picture."
Keywords
  • Archaeological
  • Site and Excavation
Subject
  • Serpent
  • Mound
Department Photographic
Date 1887
Artist John Cone Kimball
Culture
  • Northeast
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Ohio / Adams County / <City> / Serpent Mound
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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