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Wall and old chestnut stump northern side of Fort, looking north.
Wall and old chestnut stump northern side of Fort, looking north.
Object Number 2004.29.1850
Display Title Wall and old chestnut stump northern side of Fort, looking north.
Descriptions
Object Description Written on board: "Ohio. Fort Hill, Highlan County. / Peabody Museum of American Archaeology and Ethnology. Harvard University, Cambridge, Mass. / Wall and old chesnut stump northern side of fort. Looking North. / Fort Hill, Highland Co., Ohio. / [verso] M.H. Saville. Photographer."
Keywords
  • Archaeological
  • Site and Excavation
Subject
  • Site
Department Photographic
Date 1891
Artist Marshall H. Saville
Culture
  • Northeast
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Ohio / Highland County / <City> / Fort Hill
Intrasite Wall
Materials Albumen print adhered to Paperboard
Dimensions Overall: 15.24 x 20.32 cm (6 x 8 in.)

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