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Tiahuanacu (Bolivia)

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

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Tiahuanacu photographs

 Collection — Oversize 1: [Barcode: 31197233629267]
Identifier: MSS 7876
Scope and Contents

Collection includes one photographic album of 29 photographs of the early findings of the Tiahuanacu excavation led by Arthur Posnansky (1873-1946) approximately 1900-1910. The photographs are of the city and temple ruins, some which have various pre-Incan symbols and designs. The most prominant is a depiction of Wirajhocacha.

Dates: approximately 1900-1910
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections

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