One of 29 photographs in the
series:
Caddo Mounds available on this site.
Description
Photograph of information center employees putting on a puppet show inside of the Caddo Mounds, located in Alton, Texas. Children watching the performance sit in the foreground. The cite features two earthwork platform mounds and one burial mound. The Caddo created the cite, circa 800 A.D., to be a cultural, economical and political epicenter for region that lasted for approximately 500 years. At their peak, the Caddo were the most highly developed prehistoric culture known within present day Texas.
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Photograph of information center employees putting on a puppet show inside of the Caddo Mounds, located in Alton, Texas. Children watching the performance sit in the foreground. The cite features two earthwork platform mounds and one burial mound. The Caddo created the cite, circa 800 A.D., to be a cultural, economical and political epicenter for region that lasted for approximately 500 years. At their peak, the Caddo were the most highly developed prehistoric culture known within present day Texas.
Preferred Citation:
Randy Mallory Papers (AR0954), University of North Texas Special Collections
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This photograph is part of the following collection of related materials.
Randy Mallory Papers
The collection consists of selections from the Randy Mallory Papers, containing photographs, notes, research, and completed work with the Texas Highways magazine.