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Object Number 2004.29.610
Display Title Ruin of Cliff Palace, the watch tower
Descriptions
Object Description Written on board: "Colorado / Watch Tower, Cliff Palace / Taken about 1903 probably. Gift of A.V. Kidder, 1920"
Keywords
  • Archaeological
  • Public Structure
Subject
  • Ruin
  • tower
Department Photographic
Date early 1900s
Culture
  • Southwest
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Colorado / Montezuma County / <City> / Cliff Palace
Additional Geographic Terms Mesa Verde
Dimensions Overall: 13.34 x 8.89 cm (5 1/4 x 3 1/2 in.)

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Cliff Palace
2004.29.611 Cliff Palace
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Round Tower of Cliff Palace ruins
2004.29.608 Round Tower of Cliff Palace ruins
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Paintings in Square tower of Cliff Palace ruins, man pictured by mural
2004.29.622 Paintings in Square tower of Cliff Palace ruins, man pictured by mural
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Round Tower of Cliff Palace, with man standing next to it
2004.29.617 Round Tower of Cliff Palace, with man standing next to it
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One of the round towers at Cliff Palace
47-12-10/100260.1.47 One of the round towers at Cliff Palace
Cliff Palace
Round tower, Cliff Palace
47-12-10/100260.1.46 Round tower, Cliff Palace
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Square tower, Cliff Palace [47.12]
47-12-10/100260.1.43 Square tower, Cliff Palace [47.12]
Cliff Palace
Tower near right end of Cliff Palace, showing mural decoration [47.12]
47-12-10/100260.1.39 Tower near right end of Cliff Palace, showing mural decoration [47.12]
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Mural in Square Tower in Cliff Palace
976-1-00/1.42 Mural in Square Tower in Cliff Palace
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Cliff Palace ruins, with cracked walls beneath
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Cliff Palace ruins, the painted room murals
2004.29.538 Cliff Palace ruins, the painted room murals
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Cliff Palace ruins from south
2004.29.539 Cliff Palace ruins from south
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