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Blessing of the Animals
Blessing of the Animals
Blessing of the Animals

Blessing of the Animals

Dateca. 1960
Medium35mm slide
Dimensions1 × 1 7/16 in. (2.5 × 3.7 cm)
ClassificationsPhotography
Credit LineAlbuquerque Museum, gift of Marshall Nason
Object numberPA1996.013.005
DescriptionPeople stand in the street with their animals in Old Town Albuquerque, New Mexico. They are participating in the "Blessing of the Animals" service at San Felipe de Neri Church. A man in a red belt blesses a dog in the street while onlookers wait their turn. A young man in a blue plaid shirt holds the leash of a lamb behind a woman carrying a birdcage.
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