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Prehistoric Pictograph. A triangular rock, covered with Desert Varnish, upon which a vanished race of Indians have left of fascinating symbols and figures. The Navajos who now live in the region- (on Douglas Mesa in southern Utah, near the Arizona border and Monument Valley) can only guess as we, what they mean. [Photographer's caption]

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Call number	NAU.PH.2003.11.91.E554
Item number	34881
Creator	Muench, Josef
Title	Prehistoric Pictograph. A triangular rock, covered with Desert Varnish, upon which a vanished race of Indians have left of fascinating symbols and figures. The Navajos who now live in the region- (on Douglas Mesa in southern Utah, near the Arizona border and Monument Valley) can only guess as we, what they mean. [Photographer's caption]
Alternate title	Scenes of southern Utah.
Date	1950-1970
Type	Image
Description	BIOGRAPHICAL HISTORY: Josef Muench was born in Bavaria February 8, 1904. At the age of 11 he received his first camera and began a lifelong interest in capturing nature on film. He arrived in the United States with his brother in 1926 and eventually settled in Santa Barbara, California. In the 1930s, Muench began his long association with Arizona Highways Magazine. Josef Muench died in 1998.
Collection name	Muench, Josef
Language	English
Repository	Northern Arizona University. Cline Library.
Rights	ABOR
Subjects	Formations (Geology)--Utah Rock art--Utah
Physical format	Color transparency
Physical dimension	4x5 inches
Master file size	107012346
Master mimetype	image/tiff
Master file format	tif
Hardware	Imacon Flextight 848
Software	Photoshop 6.0
Master color scheme	RGB
Master image bit depth	48-bit
Master resolution	1000
Master pixels horizontal	3765
Master pixels vertical	4737

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