Footage of Mayan Archaeological Sites in the Yucatan
odd: label: Local Numbers
content: HSFA 2002.15.4
name: label: Collection Creator
content: Leadbetter, Guy W., Sr.
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content: Guy W. Leadbetter films
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 2 Film reels (30 minutes, color silent; 815 feet, 16mm)
unitdate: label: Date
content: circa 1937
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Human Studies Film Archives
objectType: label: Type
content: Archival materials
label: Type
content: Film reels
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: Footage shot by Guy W. Leadbetter of a trip to Mexico. Footage includes coverage of major Yucatan archaeological sites of Chichen Itza (all major ruins including El Castillo, the Great Ball Court, Cenote Sagrado, Temple of a Thousand Warriors, Temple of the Warriors, and "El Caracol" Observatory Temple; views of site and surrounding landscape from a high vantage point; and close-ups of carvings and architectural features), and Uxmal (all major ruins including Governor's Palace, Nunnery Quadrangle, and Pyramid of the Magician and and close-ups of carvings and architectural features) and Teotihuacan (all major ruins including Temple of the Sun, Temple of the Moon and Temple of Quetzalcoatl) northeast of Mexico City. Footage also incudes Xochimilco's canals with boats.

Legacy keywords: Archaeology Mexico ; Archeology sites ; Ruins archeological ; Tourism Mexico ; Architecture Conservation and restoration