A black-and-white photograph of people standing on an excavation site; crop marks and white paint mark how the photo should be cropped.

Mesa Verde National Park, Colorado. Excavation of a Mound (Later Called Far View House) by Smithsonian Institution in 1916.

George L. Beam (1868-1935)

Date

1916
Object Type

Photographs
Medium

Gelatin silver print
Dimensions

6 7/8 x 9 5/16 in.
Inscriptions

Recto:
u.c. in graphite: P 7
l.l. [blind stamp]: GEORGE L. BEAM \ DENVER
Verso [vertical]:
c.l. to c.r. typed: Mesa Verde National Park, Colorado. \ Excavation of a mound (later called Far View House) \ by the Smithsonian Institution in 1916. \ From this vicinity one can enjoy the novelty of standing in one State, Colorado, and looking into \ three others, Utah, Arizona and New Mexico. It is ] the only place in the United States where four states \ join each other at right-angles.
c. [stamp]: PHOTOGRAPH BY GEORGE L. BEAM, DENVER, COLO.
c. in graphite [upsidedown]: p 7 3 [circeld]
l.l. in graphite: Largest Kiva (ceremonial house) \ of Mesa Verde
l.c. in graphite: News ] June 4 1922
l.r. in graphite: 4815 \ Doors - Verde \ 4 col panel
Collection Name

Fred and Jo Mazzulla Collection
Credit Line

Amon Carter Museum of American Art, Fort Worth, Texas
Accession Number

P1976.11.486
Copyright

Public domain

Location: Off view

Part of: Fred and Jo Mazzulla Collection

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