Richard Wetherill prints and negatives

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Richard Wetherill prints and negatives

circa 1890-1900

https://sova.si.edu/record/NMAI.AC.051

This collection contains 54 albumen prints and 3 black-and-white negatives taken circa 1890-1900. Only two of the images can be definitively attributed to Richard Wetherill; the majority are attributed to "one of the Wetherill Brothers," either Richard or his brother John. The images depict views of various locations in Colorado, including Johnson Canyon, Mancos Canyon, the La Plata Mountains (San Juan Mountains), Mesa Verde (Balcony House, Cliff Palace, Navajo Canyon, Cliff Canyon, Ruin Canyon), and the Wetherill ranch known as Alamo House. Also present are images of a Zia Pueblo woman and a burial site at Grand Gulch, Utah.

3 Acetate negatives (black and white, 5 x 7 inches.); 54 Photographic prints (albumen, 5 x 7 inches.)

National Museum of the American Indian (U.S.) Archive Center

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SNAC Resource ID: 11658157

National Museum of the American Indian (U.S.) Archive Center

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Wetherill, John

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Wetherill, Richard, 1858-1910

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American archaeologist, known for his studies of cliff dweller sites. Participated in several archaeological expeditions in the Southwest, including part of the Hyde Exploring Expedition to Chaco Canyon, N.M., to excavate Pueblo Bonito and other surrounding sites for the American Museum of Natural History in the late 1890s. From the description of Papers, 1893-1947, bulk 1893-1897 [microform]. (American Museum of Natural History). WorldCat record id: 18539298 ...