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A sepia-toned photograph of cliff dwellings at the base of a large, sheer cliff.
A sepia-toned photograph of cliff dwellings at the base of a large, sheer cliff.

Ancient Ruins in the Cañon de Chelle, N. M. in a Niche 50 Feet above Present Cañon Bed

Timothy H. O'Sullivan (1840-1882)

Object Details

  • Date

    1873

  • Object Type

    Photographs

  • Medium

    Albumen silver print

  • Object Format

    Album

  • Dimensions

    Image: 10 7/8 x 8 1/8 in.
    Sheet: 10 7/8 x 8 1/8 in.
    Mount: 19 7/8 x 15 9/16 in.

  • Inscriptions

    Print recto:

    inscribed in negative: 3-3- \ [illegible] \ [illegible]

    Mount recto:

    printed: Geographical & Geological Explorations & Surveys West of the 100th Meridian. \ WAR DEPARTMENT [emblem] CORPS OF ENGINEERS. U. S. ARMY. \ Expedition of 1873.--Lieut. Geo. M. Wheeler, Corps of Engineers, Commanding. \ T. H. O'Sullivan, Phot. \ No. 10. \ ANCIENT RUINS IN THE CANON DE CHELLE, N. M./In a niche 50 feet above present Canon bed.

  • Credit Line

    Amon Carter Museum of American Art, Fort Worth, Texas

  • Accession Number

    P1982.27.38

  • Copyright

    Public domain

Additional details

Location: Off view
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