Distant view of cliff dwellings, rock paintings and the ruins of the White House in the background, Canyon de Chelly, Arizona

People:

John K. Hillers (photographer)

Title:

Distant view of cliff dwellings, rock paintings and the ruins of the White House in the background, Canyon de Chelly, Arizona

Date:

1881

Form:
photographs

Quantity / Object type:
1 photograph(s)

Technique and media:

Albumen silver print

Dimensions:

comp.: 25.2 x 32.6 cm secondary support: 40.7 x 49.0 cm sheet: 28.0 x 35.6 cm

Reference number:

PH1980:1235

Point of View:

general view
distant view
exterior view

Inscription:

inscribed and signed - by the photographer ? in white ink, on the print, l.l.: with title; and l.r.: "HILLERS, PHOTO." inscribed - in typescript, on the secondary support, u.r.: "SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION."; and u.r.: "BUREAU OF ETHNOLOGY." labelled and imprinted - in typescript, on a paper label attached to the secondary support, verso, u.r.: "Compliments of / J.W. POWELL."

Location:

Canyon de Chelly; Arizona; United States;

Subject:

architecture

Subject Descriptive Terms:

ruins
masonry
pueblo (housing complex)
cliff dwellings
rock paintings
kivas

Credit line:
Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal
Don de Bates Lowry / Gift of Bates Lowry

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