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"Quirigua Guatemala Janette W. Dixon 9/25563," ca.1920-1946, Black-and-white photographic print, 10 x 6-5/8 inches. One stele from the front (south), behind barbed wire. Shows Stele D, carved with a human figure on the front, face is wearing away with age. The original structure is made of brown sandstone, measures 19 feet 6 inches high, 5 feet wide, and 2 feet 10 inches deep, and is thought to have been created in approximately 766 AD. (Morley 73-75)

 File — Box: 1, item: 9

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

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