Cliff Palace, Mesa Verde, Colorado
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Creator: Hazzard, C. D
Form/Genre: Photographic print
Date: Date unknown but probably c. 1906
Citation: Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 7005, Box 189, Folder 10
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.
Historic Images of the Smithsonian
Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 7005, Box 189, Folder 10
Institutional History Division, Smithsonian Institution Archives, 600 Maryland Avenue, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20024-2520, SIHistory@si.edu
Date unknown but probably c. 1906
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Mesa Verde National Park (Colo.)
2003-19495
Color: Black and White; Size: 6.5 X 8; Type of Image: Architectural; Medium: Photographic print