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View of the northern portion of the park as seen from opposite hill
View of the northern portion of the park as seen from opposite hill
Object Number 2004.1.147.42
Display Title View of the northern portion of the park as seen from opposite hill
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. / 6 - View of the northern portion of the Park as seen from opposite hill. / Showing the oval embankment (near the tall tree at the right of the picture) and the serpent winding to the left. The maple tree..."
Department Photographic
Date 1887
Artist John Cone Kimball
Culture
  • Eastern North America
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Ohio / Adams County / <City> / Serpent Mound Park; Ohio State Site # 33AD1
Materials Print, black and white adhered to Paperboard
Dimensions Overall: 10.4775 × 17.78 cm (4 1/8 × 7 in.)

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PrimaryMedia Object Number Title Classification Geography/Provenience
View of the northern portion of the park as seen from opposite wall.
2004.29.2278 View of the northern portion of the park as seen from opposite wall.
Serpent Mound Park; Ohio State Site # 33AD1
End of Cliff as seen from Brush Creek, Serpent Mound Park
90-37-10/100161.8 End of Cliff as seen from Brush Creek, Serpent Mound Park
Serpent Mound Park; Ohio State Site # 33AD1
View along the northern side of oval embankment
2004.29.2275 View along the northern side of oval embankment
Serpent Mound Park; Ohio State Site # 33AD1
View along the northern side of the oval embankment
2004.1.147.38 View along the northern side of the oval embankment
Serpent Mound Park; Ohio State Site # 33AD1
Neck of the Serpent showing low mound at right and a small mound just beyond
2004.29.2270 Neck of the Serpent showing low mound at right and a small mound just beyond
Serpent Mound Park; Ohio State Site # 33AD1
Picnic grounds at the south eastern corner of the park.
2004.29.2276 Picnic grounds at the south eastern corner of the park.
Serpent Mound Park; Ohio State Site # 33AD1
Cliff just south of the tail of the serpent, as seen from Brush Creek
2004.1.147.56 Cliff just south of the tail of the serpent, as seen from Brush Creek
Serpent Mound Park; Ohio State Site # 33AD1
Entrance to the park from the Hillsboro Pine.
2004.29.2265 Entrance to the park from the Hillsboro Pine.
Serpent Mound Park; Ohio State Site # 33AD1
Picnic grounds at the south-eastern corner of the park
2004.1.147.40 Picnic grounds at the south-eastern corner of the park
Serpent Mound Park; Ohio State Site # 33AD1
Burial mound seen from the west.
2004.29.2252 Burial mound seen from the west.
Serpent Mound Park; Ohio State Site # 33AD1
Entrance to the park from the Hillsboro pike
2004.1.147.45 Entrance to the park from the Hillsboro pike
Serpent Mound Park; Ohio State Site # 33AD1
The oval embankment.
2004.29.2258 The oval embankment.
Serpent Mound Park; Ohio State Site # 33AD1