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Timothy O'Sullivan — Old Mission Church, Zuni Pueblo, N.M. View from the Plaza
Timothy O'Sullivan

Old Mission Church, Zuni Pueblo, N.M. View from the Plaza

1873

Captured during the ambitious Wheeler Survey, this photograph presents the historic mission church as both a spiritual center and architectural landmark within the pueblo plaza. O'Sullivan's documentary approach preserves a crucial moment in the cultural intersection of Native American and Spanish colonial traditions.

Medium
Albumen print, from the album "Geographical & Geological Explorations & Surveys West of the 100th Meridian," vol. 2

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Timothy O'Sullivan, Old Mission Church, Zuni Pueblo, N.M. View from the Plaza, 1873

Captured during the ambitious Wheeler Survey, this photograph presents the historic mission church as both a spiritual center and architectural landmark within the pueblo plaza. O'Sullivan's documentary approach preserves a crucial moment in the cultural intersection of Native American and Spanish colonial traditions.

Medium
Albumen print, from the album "Geographical & Geological Explorations & Surveys West of the 100th Meridian," vol. 2
Year
1873
Seen at
Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL

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Monochrome, Albumen Print, Ruins, Documentary, 19th Century, American, Photograph, Landscape, Historical, Architecture

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