Volume 3: Mesa Verde/ Aztec Ruins
According to the U.S. National Park Service, Mesa Verde National Park features 5,000 known archeological sites, including 600 spectacular cliff dwellings. The name is Spanish for “Green Table,” and the area was inhabited by the Ancestral Pueblo people from AD 600 to 1300, over 700 years. (source) Mesa Verde, as well as nearby Aztec Ruins National Monument located in Aztec, New Mexico, are an important link to the Native American past of the region and provide significant economic stimulus, with well over half a million people visiting each year. (source)
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- Entrance to Mesa Verde National Park, Colo.
- Foreground view of a dirt road bordered by pinon trees, and a single butte in the background.
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- Entrance to Mesa Verde.
- A black and white photograph postcard of the entrance to Mesa Verde and also Point Lookout. In the photo, the sign for Mesa Verde can be seen near the bottom of the photo, and trees and mountains can be seen surrounding the area. A road is visible as well.
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- Esther - Lived 3000 years ago at Durango, Colo.
- Esther - Lived 3000 years ago at Durango, Colo. , real photo black and white postcard. A close-up of the upper portion of the body. Possibly a photo by Zeke Flora in his yard in Durango, Colo.
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- Esther - Lived 3000 years ago at Durango, Colo.
- The text on this card reads: "Esther - lived 3000 years ago at Durango, Colo.." This is a real photo black and white postcard. A view of the full body. Possibly a photo by Zeke Flora in his yard in Durango, Colo. (Note: we have appended the phrase WebBlocked to this image's two jpeg file names so it will not display online, due to considerations of respecting the sensitivity to human remains.)
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- Esther, Maiden of Mesa Verde
- Colored photograph of mummified Esther, maiden of Mesa Verde, Colorado.
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- Excavated Rooms, Aztec Ruins, Aztec Nat. Mon., Aztec, N. Mex.
- A view of the Aztec ruins. The time-worn brick walls take up the entire photograph, surrounded by bushes and shrubs.
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- Famous Chimney Rock (Colo.)
- Postmarked Cortez, CO. 6/7/1964. To Mrs. Lillian Atwood, West Barnstable, Mass. "After three days of riding through the Rockies in Colorado we are in Mesa Verde. A fabulous place & we have had a full day of sight seeing. On to Grand Canyon,..."
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- Far View House (Mesa Verde National Park, Colo.)
- Far View House in Mesa Verde National Park, Colorado. Handwritten on front "A-4931."
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- Far View House (Mesa Verde National Park, Colo.)
- Far View House in Mesa Verde National Park, Colorado Handwritten on front, "A-4932."
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- Far View Motor Lodge, Mesa Verde National Park, Colorado
- Aerial view of Far View Motor Lodge and Park Center, La Plata Mountains on the horizon. Color note: for best autumn colors, visit Mesa Verde between September 10 and October 15.`
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- Far View Pit Ruin, Mesa Verde National Park in southwest Colorado.
- View of Far View Pit Ruin on a grassy flat. Ruin is excavated with partial walls, kiva, and low retainer wall in front. The edges of the postcard are scalloped. The number 96295-B is located on the bottom left corner of the postcard.
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- Far View Ruin (Mesa Verde National Park, Colo.)
- Far View Ruin is one of the many surface pueblos that once occupied the top of Mesa Verde. Reached by a short spur road adjacent to the main park highway some 4 miles north of Park Headquarters, this is the first large ruin seen by most visitors...."