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View of the Far View Ruin at the entrance to Mesa Verde National Park.

Climbing to Balcony House. The caption notes that "This most interesting ruin is easily reached by means of a trail and ladders. The prehistoric inhabitants used a very difficult trail and a narrow cleft in the rocks, undoubtedly for protection from their enemies."

Colored print of a Paul Coze painting. The caption reads, "From 700 to 1000 A.D. inhabitants of Mesa Verde learned to build dwellings of masonry. Corn, beans and squash were staple crops. Pottery improved and weaving of cotton cloth began." This is Card No. 21 of a series of 24 Mesa Verde paintings by Paul Coze.

The north section of Spruce Tree House in Mesa Verde National Park, Colorado. No. 48.

Painting of Peabody House in Mesa Verde National Park, Colorado.

Colored print of a Paul Coze painting. The caption reads, "Abandoned at the time of the great drought of 1276-99, the ruins of this great pueblo stand as the most extensive monument to prehistoric cliff dwellers of the Southwest." This is card No. 12 of a series of 24 Mesa Verde paintings by Paul Coze.

Photograph of Square Tower at Mesa Verde National Park. The ruins are located underneath a cliff with trees surrounding.

A postcard of the Square Tower Ruins that can be found at Mesa Verde National Park in southwestern Colorado. It is a set of ruins that used to be cliff dwellings that sit up against the bottom of a cliff with a slight overhang.

Black and white photograph of the Sun Temple in Mesa Verde National Park, Colorado.

It is a sepia toned postcard of Sun Temple and Cliff Palace in Mesa Verde National Park, Colorado.