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Timothy O'Sullivan — Historic Spanish Record of the Conquest, South Side of Inscription Rock, N.M. Geographical & Geological Explorations & Surveys West of the 100th Meridian. Expedition of 1873. -Lieut. Geo. M. Wheeler, Corps. of Engineers, Commanding.
Timothy O'Sullivan

Historic Spanish Record of the Conquest, South Side of Inscription Rock, N.M. Geographical & Geological Explorations & Surveys West of the 100th Meridian. Expedition of 1873. -Lieut. Geo. M. Wheeler, Corps. of Engineers, Commanding.

1873

Centuries-old Spanish inscriptions carved into New Mexican rock face provide tangible links to the colonial conquest era, carefully documented during the Wheeler Survey's archaeological investigations. O'Sullivan's photograph preserves these historical records while demonstrating photography's emerging role in cultural preservation.

Medium
Albumen print, from the album "Geographical & Geological Explorations & Surveys West of the 100th Meridian," vol. 1

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Timothy O'Sullivan, Historic Spanish Record of the Conquest, South Side of Inscription Rock, N.M. Geographical & Geological Explorations & Surveys West of the 100th Meridian. Expedition of 1873. -Lieut. Geo. M. Wheeler, Corps. of Engineers, Commanding., 1873

Centuries-old Spanish inscriptions carved into New Mexican rock face provide tangible links to the colonial conquest era, carefully documented during the Wheeler Survey's archaeological investigations. O'Sullivan's photograph preserves these historical records while demonstrating photography's emerging role in cultural preservation.

Medium
Albumen print, from the album "Geographical & Geological Explorations & Surveys West of the 100th Meridian," vol. 1
Year
1873
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Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL

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Nineteenth Century, Rock Formation, Albumen Print, Archaeological, Geological, Documentary, American, Photograph, Landscape, Sepia

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