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Restored West Annex of El Caracol. Yucatan, Mexico. 1929. Album caption: The West Annex restored to the intended limit. Categories: Image; Types: Map Service, OGC WFS Layer, OGC WMS Layer, OGC WMS Service; Tags: Kilmartin, J.O. Collection, Photographers, Ruppert, K. Collection, Yucatan, Mexico, photo print View of the fallen east side section of El Caracol. Yucatan, Mexico. 1929. Album caption: El Caracol. The fallen section of the tower is on the left or east side. The restored section is to the right of the white line. Categories: Image; Types: Map Service, OGC WFS Layer, OGC WMS Layer, OGC WMS Service; Tags: Kilmartin, J.O. Collection, Photographers, Ruppert, K. Collection, Yucatan, Mexico, photo print North side of the El Caracol tower showing the five-member molding after repair. Yucatan, Mexico. 1929. Album caption: North side of the tower showing the five-member molding after repair. Categories: Image; Types: Map Service, OGC WFS Layer, OGC WMS Layer, OGC WMS Service; Tags: Kilmartin, J.O. Collection, Photographers, Ruppert, K. Collection, Yucatan, Mexico, photo print View from the southeast of the fallen tower at El Caracol. Yucatan, Mexico. 1929. Album caption: A view from the southeast. The fallen section of the tower was left as found. Categories: Image; Types: Map Service, OGC WFS Layer, OGC WMS Layer, OGC WMS Service; Tags: Kilmartin, J.O. Collection, Photographers, Ruppert, K. Collection, Yucatan, Mexico, photo print West Annex of El Caracol after excavation, but before completion. Yucatan, Mexico. 1929. Album caption: West Annex, as seen from the west, after excavation but before completion. Categories: Image; Types: Map Service, OGC WFS Layer, OGC WMS Layer, OGC WMS Service; Tags: Kilmartin, J.O. Collection, Photographers, Ruppert, K. Collection, Yucatan, Mexico, photo print Early restoration work of the West Annex of El Caracol. Yucatan, Mexico. 1929. Album caption: El Caracol - The Snail in Spanish. This name was first applied by John L. Stephens when he visited the site in 1841. Although the area was cleared in 1889 the first work on the building by Carnegie Institution of Washington was in 1925, and with the exception of 1928, work continued each year until completion in 1931. This photograph shows an early stage of the work on the West Annex in 1929. It is believed that this building was used as an astronomic obvservatory but such has not been definitely proved since apparently there have been some additions. It is likely that it was constructed during the period 1000-1200 A.D. No specific date has been determined although several date hieroglyphs were recovered... Categories: Image; Types: Map Service, OGC WFS Layer, OGC WMS Layer, OGC WMS Service; Tags: Kilmartin, J.O. Collection, Photographers, Ruppert, K. Collection, Yucatan, Mexico, photo print A completed section of the El Caracol tower and upper platform as seen from the southwest. Yucatan, Mexico. 1929. Album caption: A completed section of the tower and upper platform as seen from the southwest. Categories: Image; Types: Map Service, OGC WFS Layer, OGC WMS Layer, OGC WMS Service; Tags: Kilmartin, J.O. Collection, Photographers, Ruppert, K. Collection, Yucatan, Mexico, photo print