
Cleveland Museum of Art
Ruins of Cliff Dwellings, Cañon de Chelly, Arizona
John K. HillersLinkedCulture matchlcp-e237803efb27
- Date
- c. 1879–1881
- Medium
- albumen print from wet collodion negative
- Culture
- America
- Department
- Photography
- Institution
- Cleveland Museum of Art
- Object ID
- 156057
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- Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas A. Mann
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