Soldiers at the Territorial Fairgrounds
Photographer
Cobb Studio
Dateca. 1900
Mediumgelatin silver print
Dimensions6 1/4 × 7 3/4 in. (15.9 × 19.7 cm)
ClassificationsPhotography
Credit LineAlbuquerque Museum, gift of Walter C. Haussamen
Object numberPA1990.013.170.B
DescriptionMilitary soldiers are arranged in a horizontal line at the New Mexico Territorial Fairgrounds in Old Town, Albuquerque, New Mexico. The San Felipe de Neri and Sandia Mountains are in the background to the East. Seven men are dressed in full uniform with sabers and two men on the ends of the line wear slack suits, top hats, and hold swords as well.The left side of the plate is broken in two places. Emulsion deterioration is occurring on the glass plate causing distortion in the image.
On View
Not on viewTerms
ca. 1917
