Cliff Palace, Mesa Verde, Colorado

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Summary

Cliff Palace before excavation and repair by the Bureau of Ethnology, Smithsonian Institution. It is now an attraction for thousands of tourists. Mesa Verde National Park was created June 29, 1906. Two years after the establishment of the park, excavation and repair of the major sites was begun so that visitors could see and enjoy the park. Most of the early work was done by Jesse Walter Fewkes, archaeologist, Smithsonian Institution.

Subject

  • Fewkes, Jesse Walter 1850-1930
  • Smithsonian Institution Bureau of American Ethnology

Category

Historic Images of the Smithsonian

Contained within

Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 7005, Box 189, Folder 10

Contact information

Institutional History Division, Smithsonian Institution Archives, 600 Maryland Avenue, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20024-2520, SIHistory@si.edu

Date

Date unknown but probably c. 1906

Restrictions & Rights

No restrictions

Topic

  • Cliff Palace
  • Architecture
  • Exhibitions

Place

Mesa Verde National Park (Colo.)

Form/Genre

  • Photographic print
  • Architecture

ID Number

2003-19495

Physical description

Color: Black and White; Size: 6.5 X 8; Type of Image: Architectural; Medium: Photographic print

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