Created on 2024-01-27

This image shows a rock face with an inscription carved into it. The text is in Spanish and seems to be dated from February 18, 1726, mentioning a name that could be interpreted as "Joseph de Payba Basconzelos" followed by some text not fully visible in the image. Below the inscription, a measuring reference tool is placed directly on the rock. It is a ruler or measuring tape that extends across the width of the photograph, showing measurements in what appears to be inches, running from 2 to 34. There is also a cluster of long, thin leaves at the left end of the ruler, and a cylindrical object, possibly a piece of wood or cactus, lying next to the ruler on its right end. In the bottom left corner of the image, there is a credit that reads "T. H. O'Sullivan, Phot." indicating that this is a photograph taken by Timothy H. O'Sullivan. The photo has a sepia tone common to photographs from the 19th century. The image is numbered "No. 5" on the bottom right.

Created on 2024-03-29

The image appears to be a photographic record of some kind of measurement or observation. It shows a scale ruler along the bottom edge, and above it, there is a textual inscription in what seems to be Spanish. The inscription appears to provide some details or information, though I cannot identify or name any individuals mentioned in the text. The image overall seems to document a specific measurement or record related to the location or subject described in the inscription.