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Ruins in Cañon de Chelle, N. M., in a cavity in the wall, 60 feet above present bed of Cañon. Height of walls about 700 feet. The present race of Indians know nothing of the age of these buildings of who occupied them, No. 21 from the series "Geographical Explorations and Surveys West of the 100th Meridian"

Timothy O'Sullivan

Art Institute of Chicago

Artwork Details

Date
1873
Medium
Albumen print, stereo
Culture
United States
Public Domain
Yes
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