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End of Cliff as seen from Brush Creek, Serpent Mound Park
End of Cliff as seen from Brush Creek, Serpent Mound Park
Object Number 90-37-10/100161.8
Display Title End of Cliff as seen from Brush Creek, Serpent Mound Park
Descriptions
Object Description Written on Board: "Serpent Mound Park, Adams Co., Ohio / Peabody Museum Amer. Archaeology and Ethnology, / Harvard University, Cambridge, Mass. / John Cone Kimball, / Photographer, 1887. / 1 - End of Cliff; as seen from Brush Creek. The Oval embankment in / front of the Serpent's mouth begins near this point of the Cliff. /[verso] P1273 / The Serpent Cliff on Brush Creek / Adams Co. Ohio / x-ref P1241"
Department Photographic
Date 1887
Artist John Cone Kimball
Culture
  • Pre-Columbian Eastern North American styles
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Ohio / Adams County / <City> / Serpent Mound Park
Materials Print, black and white adhered to Paperboard
Dimensions Overall: 17.6213 × 10.4775 cm (6 15/16 × 4 1/8 in.)

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