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Color image of cliff dwellings at Mesa Verde National Park, Colorado.

Aztec Ruins, embodying the architecture and building techniques of over 1000 years ago, preserves the ruins of the largest pre-Spanish villages of the southwest."

A picture of the cliff dwellings that are underneath the cliff that the Spruce Tree House sits on top of.

Color photograph of the Sun Temple ruins at Mesa Verde National Park, Colorado.

Balcony House, Mesa Verde National Park, Colorado. Visitors inspect the most spectacularly located of the major cliff dwellings in the park.

Situated in a deep cave high on the west wall of Soda Canyon, Balcony House is reached via a scenic trail and a 40-foot ladder."

A color postcard of Spruce Tree House, Mesa Verde National Park in southwestern Colorado, which is located in the crook of a mountain.

Established as a national monument in 1923, the ruins originally contained at least 500 rooms, housing about 800 Indians. The Pueblo was originally constructed in the early 100's by people of the Chaco Culture, who abandoned it before..."

From the scenic "Ruins Road" one sees many small cliff dwellings that occupy numerous caves in the walls of Mesa Verde's 28 canyons. This view across Fewkes Canyon reveals Fire Temple (left) and New Fire House. Color note: For best autumn colors ..." This is a Mirro-Krome card by H.S. Crocker Co., Inc., San Francisco 1, Calif.

Close-up view of the Long House Ruins on Wetherill Mesa, Mesa Verde National Park, Colorado.