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El Morro National Monument

George Grant photographed in El Morro in 1929, 1934 and 1947
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Inscription Rock from the east side. Joan Vogt in the foreground. El Morro National Monument, 1929.
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Inscription Rock from the east side. Joan Vogt in the foreground. El Morro National Monument, 1929.

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  • Numerous inscriptions on the northeast corner of Inscription Rock. El Morro National Monument, 1947?
  • View southwest into Rincon that separates the two large surface ruins on top of El Morro. El Morro National Monument, 1934.
  • Inscription Rock from the east side. Joan Vogt in the foreground. El Morro National Monument, 1929.
  • Administration Building and custodian's residence near the base of the famous Inscription Rock, on which travelers started carving their names and information on their expeditions more than three centuries ago. El Morro National Monument, 1940.
  • View into the Rincon that enters El Morro from the southwest and separates the two large surface ruins on top. The north surface ruin is on the opposite rock. El Morro National Monument, 1934.
  • The 1632 Lujan inscription reads: "They (a Spanish expedition) passed on the 23rd of March of the year 1632 to the avenging of the death (by Zuni natives) of Father Latredo". Lt. J. H. Simpson left a message in 1849 and Richard H. Kern in 1851. El Morro National Monument, 1934.
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