"Quirigua Guatemala Janette W. Dixon 7/25563," ca. 1920-1946, Black-and-white photographic print, 9-7/8 x 6-1/2 inches. One stele from the front (west) behind barbed wire. Shows Stele I, carved with a human figure on the front. The original structure is made of brown sandstone, measures 13 feet 7 inches long, 4 feet 5-1/2 inches wide, and 3 feet 3-1/2 inches deep, and is thought to have been created in approximately 800 AD. (Morley pp. 115-117)
File — Box: 1, item: 7
Scope and Content of the Collection
From the Collection:
One red clamshell box labeled "Photographs of Quirigula Guatemala 1-9" containing nine black-and-white photographic prints of various sizes in uniform mats depicting the Mayan ruins at Quiriguá, Guatemala in the Motagua Valley. All captions reflect information contained within: Morley, Sylvanus G. Guidebook to the Ruins of Quirigua, Washington: Carnegie Institution of Washington Supplementary Publication 16, October 1935.
Conditions Governing Access
The [Photographs of Quiriguá] are open for research in the Special Collections Reading Room; 1 box at a time (Priority III).
Repository Details
Part of the The Newberry Library - Modern Manuscripts and Archives Repository
Contact:
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Chicago Illinois 60610 United States
312-255-3512
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60 West Walton Street
Chicago Illinois 60610 United States
312-255-3512
reference@newberry.org