View of the pueblo of Acoma from the roof of the old church showing the bell tower and Mesa Encantada, ca.1896

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Title	View of the pueblo of Acoma from the roof of the old church showing the bell tower and Mesa Encantada, ca.1896
Description	Photograph of a view of the pueblo of Acoma from the roof of the old church showing the bell tower and Mesa Encantada, ca.1896. The buildings of the pueblo can be seen at left beyond the ruins of the bell tower at right. A person can be seen looking through an opening on the bell tower, while a second person appears to be inside the bell tower and is partially visible from behind. Mesa Encantada is visible in the center background, while other mountains are visible in the distance. Ladders and steps provide access to the three or so levels of the pueblo.
Subject	Acoma Indians; Mesa Encantada Indians; Acoma Indians; Acoma -- Mesa Encantada, N.M.
Subject (adlf)	tribal areas
Subject (file heading)	Indians -- Acoma; Indians -- Mesa Encantada
Subject (lcsh)	Indians of North America Acoma Indians Bell towers
Geographic subject (city or populated place)	Acoma
Geographic subject (country)	USA
Coverage date	circa 1896
Photographer	James, George Wharton
Publisher (of the digital version)	University of Southern California. Libraries
Date created	circa 1896
Type	images
Format	glass plate negatives
Format (aacr2)	5 photographs : glass photonegative, photoprints, b&w ; 21 x 26 cm., 16 x 21 cm., 17 x 21 cm.
Format (aat)	photographic prints photographs
Accession number	3921
Call number	CHS-3921
Microfiche number	1-160-2
Legacy record ID	chs-m16462; USC-1-1-1-13461; USC-1-1-1-13907
Part of collection	California Historical Society Collection, 1860-1960
Part of subcollection	Title Insurance and Trust, and C.C. Pierce Photography Collection, 1860-1960
Project	USC
Rights	California Historical Society
Access conditions	Send requests to address or e-mail given. Phone (213) 821-2366; fax (213) 740-2343.
Repository name	USC Libraries Special Collections
Repository address	Doheny Memorial Library, Los Angeles, CA 90089-0189
Repository email	specol@usc.edu
Filename	CHS-3921
Archival file	chs_Volume96/CHS-3921.tiff

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