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Carving an Aspen
Carving an Aspen
Carving an Aspen

Carving an Aspen

DateMay 30, 1916
Mediumgelatin silver print
Dimensions3 3/4 × 2 1/4 in. (9.5 × 5.7 cm)
ClassificationsPhotography
Credit LineAlbuquerque Museum, gift of Jane L. Banes-Trujillo
Object numberPA2020.014.104
DescriptionTwo young men carve into the trunk of an Aspen tree during the Christian Endeavour Society picnic. Both men are working on carving into opposite sides of the tree and the trunk has many letters carved into it already. A woman sits on a small hill in the background and looks toward the camera.
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