Temple of the Warriors, Chiche-Itza, Yucatan [seen through trees] – Historic Reproduction
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(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
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Temple of the Warriors, Chiche-Itza, Yucatan [seen through trees]
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Framed by tree trunks and branches, the Temple of the Warriors rises at Chichen Itza in the Yucatan peninsula of southeastern Mexico. The stepped pyramid, built by the Maya and later rebuilt in a style linked to the Toltecs, is known for its colonnades of carved warrior figures and a reclining chac mool statue at its summit. Photographer Laura Gilpin, better known for her studies of the American Southwest, made this view in 1932, when the ruins were drawing growing numbers of visitors and archaeologists. The screen of foliage suggests a site only partly reclaimed by the surrounding jungle.
| Created / published | 1932 |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 photographic print. |
| Subjects | Photoprint by Laura Gilpin. This record contains unverified data from caption card. Caption card tracings: Indians; Temples; Mexico--Yucatan; Ph. Ind. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,536 × 1,155 px · prints to 5 × 4 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-156594 |
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