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Old house on a cliff (Walpi, Ariz.)
Date/circa:  1932? - 1936?
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Subjects: Walpi (Ariz.)
Notes: The name of this place was published as 'Gaspe' in 1583, 'Gualpi' in 1782, 'Hualpee' in 1875 and 'Gualpi' in 1915 (AZ-T101/p. 658). (Source: http://geonames.usgs.gov/index.html viewed on 7/24/2003.)'Walpi' is a Hopi Indian name meaning 'place of the notch (pass)' which was applied to the community built after 1680. Walpi is 0.8 km (0.5 mi) W of Polacca.
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