Center of Southwest Studies

Collection  P 042:
Southwest  Colorado historic photonegatives

from the Walker Art Studio (Montrose, Colo.) 
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Title:

Spruce Tree House
Date/circa:  1900/1930
Photographer: Walker Art Studio (Montrose, Colo.)
Subjects: Cliff-dwellings--Colorado--Mesa Verde--Photographs; Mesa Verde National Park (Colo.)
Notes: Close-up view looking into Spruce Tree House and its alcove. Two people can be seen looking into a Kiva. Spruce Tree House is the third largest dwelling in the park and contains about 130 rooms and 8 kivas. It housed about 80 people. Two numbers written on sleeve 1465 and (more recently) 455. Also written on sleeve is "Mesa Verde Spruce tree House Close"
Negative#: 2496

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