View of Albuquerque
Photographer
Cobb Studio
Date1890
Mediumgelatin silver print
Dimensions4 5/8 × 7 3/4 in. (11.7 × 19.7 cm)
ClassificationsPhotography
Credit LineAlbuquerque Museum, gift of Walter C. Haussamen
Object numberPA1990.013.101.B
DescriptionHigh angle view of Albuquerque, New Mexico from a hilltop. Small homes under construction, desert lands, horse-drawn wagons and fenced in corrals, a weathervane, and smokestacks can be seen fading into the background. Mesas emerge on the horizon.Silver mirroring and emulsion deterioration is occurring on the glass plate creating color distortion and emulsion loss in image.
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