Cliff Dwellings, Hancos Canon, Arizona
Collection: Landscapes
Title
Cliff Dwellings, Hancos Canon, Arizona
Subject
Cliff-dwellings
Description
On verso:
No. 268, CLIFF DWELLINGS, HANCOS CANYON, ARIZONA.
In Arizona,. New Mexico and Southern Colorado, especially in the valleys leading north and south from the San Juan-River, tributary to the Colorado River, the cliff dwellings are found, some of which are inhabited to this day. These homes were built in the recesses of these cliffs at a height often of several hundred feet from the ground. The paths that led to them have nearly all been destroyed by the crumbling away of the rocks. Here and there a house is found to consist' of 'two stories, and by cutting away the soft rock some of the dwellings were made very roomy. The outer walls were built up of rock and finished with a plaster of clay. The windows and doors have wooden lintels and were closed with skins or cloth. As the soil of these regions is absolutely barren, the inhabitants must have lived by hunting and fishing. The Pueblo Indians are probably descendants of the race of cliff dwellers, who ages ago constructed these strange houses.
A8523
Creator
[Ingersoll, T. W. (Truman Ward)]
Source
Canton Township Carnegie Library, Canton KS, USA
Publisher
Canton Township Carnegie Library, Canton KS, USA
Rights
Format
image/jpeg
Language
English
Type
Stereographs
Identifier
268
Citation
[Ingersoll, T. W. (Truman Ward)], “Cliff Dwellings, Hancos Canon, Arizona,” Digital Canton, accessed November 21, 2024, https://canton.digitalsckls.info/item/570.
Original Format
Stereograph
Physical Dimensions
7 x 3.5 inches
Title
Cliff Dwellings, Hancos Canon, Arizona
Subject
Cliff-dwellings
Description
On verso:
No. 268, CLIFF DWELLINGS, HANCOS CANYON, ARIZONA.
In Arizona,. New Mexico and Southern Colorado, especially in the valleys leading north and south from the San Juan-River, tributary to the Colorado River, the cliff dwellings are found, some of which are inhabited to this day. These homes were built in the recesses of these cliffs at a height often of several hundred feet from the ground. The paths that led to them have nearly all been destroyed by the crumbling away of the rocks. Here and there a house is found to consist' of 'two stories, and by cutting away the soft rock some of the dwellings were made very roomy. The outer walls were built up of rock and finished with a plaster of clay. The windows and doors have wooden lintels and were closed with skins or cloth. As the soil of these regions is absolutely barren, the inhabitants must have lived by hunting and fishing. The Pueblo Indians are probably descendants of the race of cliff dwellers, who ages ago constructed these strange houses.
A8523
Creator
[Ingersoll, T. W. (Truman Ward)]
Source
Canton Township Carnegie Library, Canton KS, USA
Publisher
Canton Township Carnegie Library, Canton KS, USA
Rights
Format
image/jpeg
Language
English
Type
Stereographs
Identifier
268
Citation
[Ingersoll, T. W. (Truman Ward)], “Cliff Dwellings, Hancos Canon, Arizona,” Digital Canton, accessed November 21, 2024, https://canton.digitalsckls.info/item/570.Original Format
Stereograph
Physical Dimensions
7 x 3.5 inches