Ancient Ruins in the Cañon de Chelle, N.M. In a niche 50 feet above present cañon bed.

Timothy H. O'Sullivan

1873

Fogg Museum

Ancient stone structures are built into a massive cliff face, with smaller ruins scattered in the foreground. The scene is bathed in sunlight, highlighting the textures of the rock and the architecture. Ancient stone structures are built into a massive cliff face, with smaller ruins scattered in the foreground. The scene is bathed in sunlight, highlighting the textures of the rock and the architecture. Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Transfer from the Carpenter Center for the Visual Arts, Transferred from the Museum of Comparative Zoology Library, Gift of the U.S. War Department, 1877