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Tail of Serpent Mound
Object Number 2004.1.149.81
Display Title Tail of Serpent Mound
Descriptions
Object Description Written on Board: "Tail of Serpent Mound Ohio / Sept 1883 / [verso] Tail of Serpent Mound / Adams Co, Ohio"
Department Photographic
Date September 1883
Culture
  • Pre-Columbian Eastern North American periods
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Ohio / Adams County / <City> / Serpent Mound
Materials Print, black and white adhered to Paperboard
Dimensions Overall: 11.43 × 19.3675 cm (4 1/2 × 7 5/8 in.)
Quantity 1

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