Object Details
Scope and Contents note
The collection consists of two photographs, one depicting Spruce Tree House in Mesa Verde and the other depicting a man standing by a Pueblo building.
sova.naa.photolot.87-2a
Local Call Number(s)
NAA Photo Lot 87-2A
Creator
Beam, George L. (George Lytle), 1868-1935
Publisher
Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company
Place
Mesa Verde National Park (Colo.)
Colorado -- Antiquities
Topic
Cliff-dwellings
Creator
Beam, George L. (George Lytle), 1868-1935
Culture
Indians of North America -- Southwest, New
Pueblo
Biographical/Historical note
George L. Beam (1868-1935) was company photographer for the Denver & Rio Grande railroad. In this capacity, he documented the railroad and scenery of the western United States.
Extent
2 Prints (silver gelatin)
Date
undated
Custodial History note
This collection was found in 1972, along with other collections in Photo Lot 87-2, as something which had been set aside as a "problem collection," though this may only reflect that it had not yet been processed.
Archival Repository
National Anthropological Archives
Identifier
NAA.PhotoLot.87-2A
Type
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Prints
Photographs
Citation
Photo lot 87-2A, George L. Beam photographs of Pueblo dwellings, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
Rights
Contact the repository for terms of use.
Genre/Form
Photographs
Restrictions
The collection is open for research.
Access to the collection requires an appointment.
NAA.PhotoLot.87-2A
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NAA.PhotoLot.87-2A
NAA
Record ID
ebl-1503512470478-1503512470486-0