Jesse Nusbaum, far right, stands with his excavation team, including his stepson Deric, third from left, at their camp above Step House in Mesa Verde National Park. Standing at Deric's left is the park's future superintendent Marshall Finnan. Four other men stand with them in front of a tent. A campfire ring and several large buckets are on the ground in front of the men. Other pots and pans and canisters of food, including salad wafers, are set on a log behind where ; Nusbaum stands. A cloth bag with several words on it, including "cement" lies near Deric's feet.
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
Mesa Verde National Park (Colo.)--1920-1930; Archaeological sites--Colorado--1920-1930; Camps--Colorado--1920-1930; Finnan, Marshall; Nusbaum, Deric; Nusbaum, Jesse L. (Jesse Logan)
Format-Medium
Photograph
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Yes (digital reproduction)
Related Material
Image File: ZZR700110116
Notes
Both glass plate and print have light spots on them.; Title from inventory prepared by Western History Department, Denver Public Library.; Words "Nusbaum camp above Step House" penciled on back of print.; R7001101168
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