COLLECTION NAME:
John Russell Bartlett Collection
Record
Record number:
JRB074
Title:
Casas Grandes, Rio Gila
Place:
present day Casa Grande Ruins National Monument near Coolidge, Arizona
Date:
July 12, 1852
Image technique:
pencil, sepia and wash
Image dimensions:
11.4 x 15.8 inches
Narrative description:
View of the ruins at present day Casa Grande Ruins National Monument. Figures show Indians with bows and arrows. Guns lie on the ground and a group of horses stand in the middle distance.
Notes:
Related drawing: JRB010.Personal Narrative derivative: vol. 2, p. 274. Casa Grande is an extensive array of Hohokam ruins that were built south of the Gila River prior to 1400 AD. The major structure is a 4-story Great House with walls at the base of approximately 4 feet thick.
Creators:
John Russell Bartlett
Subject:
Landscape with figures
Normalized date:
1852.07.12
JRB074
