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Object Number
35-47-30/11881.1.3
Display Title
Quebrada de Chacahuara, Oroya Railroad
Descriptions
Object Description
Written on board: "Peru / Quebrada de Chacahuara, Oroya R. R. / Gift of / A. Morris Crosby / (verso) Quebrade de Chacahuara. / Oroya R. R. / Peru. / valley in the Andes showing terraces / constructted in the time of the Incas / w/out scientific instruments of any / description. By this method of terracing / the melting snow was conducted from the / mountain tops down across the fields / to irrigate them. Railroad entering tunnel / shown at right, In middle distance is / seen one of theloftiest of Andean peaks / M. Lewis Crosby - / Boston, Mass.
Department
Photographic
Date
ca. 1878
Culture
- Peruvian
- Inca
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America
/
Peru
Additional Geographic Terms
Quebrada de Chacahuara
Materials
Albumen print adhered to Paperboard
Dimensions
Overall: 20.32 × 25.4001 cm (8 × 10 in.)
Provenance
Collector
M. Lewis Crosby
Donor
Donated by
A. Morris Crosby
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