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Timothy O'Sullivan — Section of the South Side of Zuni Pueblo, N.M.
Timothy O'Sullivan

Section of the South Side of Zuni Pueblo, N.M.

1873

Part of the pioneering Wheeler Survey expedition, this albumen print documents the multi-story adobe architecture of Zuni Pueblo with remarkable clarity and ethnographic precision. O'Sullivan's careful composition reveals the geometric forms and communal living spaces that had housed the Zuni people for centuries.

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

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Timothy O'Sullivan, Section of the South Side of Zuni Pueblo, N.M., 1873

Part of the pioneering Wheeler Survey expedition, this albumen print documents the multi-story adobe architecture of Zuni Pueblo with remarkable clarity and ethnographic precision. O'Sullivan's careful composition reveals the geometric forms and communal living spaces that had housed the Zuni people for centuries.

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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Albumen Print, Documentary, 19th Century, American, Photograph, Pueblo, Architecture

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