structure are in the foreground. Additional mesas, including the "Enchanted Mesa" stand in the distance. The mission and convent are thought to have been built by Fray Juan Ramirez between 1629 and 1641.; The Pueblo Acoma Mission and convent stands on top of a large mesa west of modern-day Albuquerque, New Mexico. The flat-roofed, stone and adobe structure has two large, square steeples. The main church is more than 100 feet long and its walls stand about 35 feet high. The second level of the convent has a large balcony with a slanted metal roof and a hand-carved, wooden railing. The walled graveyard lies in front of the entrance to the church. The ruins of a smaller
Description
1 photonegative : glass ; 13 x 18 cm. (5 x 7 in.); 1 photoprint ; 12 x 17 cm. (4 3/4 x 6 1/2 in.)
Subject
Pueblo Indians; Acoma (N.M.); Mesas--New Mexico; Missions--New Mexico; Pueblos--New Mexico; Ruins--New Mexico; Indians of North America--New Mexico.
Format-Medium
Photograph
Rights Contact Information
Copyright restrictions applying to use or reproduction of this image available from the Western History and Genealogy Dept., Denver Public Library, at photosales@denverlibrary.org.
Reproduction Available for Purchase
Yes (digital reproduction)
Related Material
Image File: ZZR700110070
Notes
Black specks on top portion of glass plate.; Second print noted as "N12" on back.; Title from inventory prepared by Western History Department, Denver Public Library.; R7001100706
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