United States, Arizona, Sinagua
1890
Photograph, period mount
Inscribed: "25 Miles from Jerome Arizona on Beaver Creek"
Provenance: Private collection, Mesa, Arizona
This period photograph shows Montezuma Castle, the cliff dwelling site in central Arizona associated with the Sinagua cultural tradition. The image is inscribed "25 Miles from Jerome Arizona on Beaver Creek," giving it useful geographic and documentary context. The photographer's name is present but illegible, and the work is listed without attribution.
The photograph records the architecture within its limestone cliff setting, with ladders visible below the dwelling and the surrounding canyon wall clearly shown. The period mount and handwritten inscription place the image within late nineteenth-century collecting and travel photography of the American Southwest. As a historic photograph, it documents both the site and the early visual record of Native architecture in Arizona.
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United States, Arizona, Sinagua
1890
Photograph, period mount
Inscribed: "25 Miles from Jerome Arizona on Beaver Creek"
Provenance: Private collection, Mesa, Arizona
This period photograph shows Montezuma Castle, the cliff dwelling site in central Arizona associated with the Sinagua cultural tradition. The image is inscribed "25 Miles from Jerome Arizona on Beaver Creek," giving it useful geographic and documentary context. The photographer's name is present but illegible, and the work is listed without attribution.
The photograph records the architecture within its limestone cliff setting, with ladders visible below the dwelling and the surrounding canyon wall clearly shown. The period mount and handwritten inscription place the image within late nineteenth-century collecting and travel photography of the American Southwest. As a historic photograph, it documents both the site and the early visual record of Native architecture in Arizona.
We ship free anywhere in the world, fully insured, packed by hand.
