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Escarpment at Prieta Mesa
Escarpment at Prieta Mesa
Escarpment at Prieta Mesa

Escarpment at Prieta Mesa

Date1987
Medium35 mm color slide
Dimensions7/8 × 1 5/16 in. (2.2 × 3.3 cm)
ClassificationsPhotography
Credit LineAlbuquerque Museum, gift of Historic Albuquerque, Inc.
Object numberPA2022.001.716
DescriptionThis image depicts an escarpment at Prieta Mesa north of Albuquerque, New Mexico. The escaprment is made up of large black volcanic rocks that curve from the left side of the frame, into the background, and off of the right side of the frame. At the bottom of the escarpment's slope is a dirt footpath with two people walking down it away from the camera. On the right side of the frame, a small section of Albuquerque and the Sandia Mountains can be seen.
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