Ruins of Paridise
Photographer
William H. Cobb
(1860 New York – 1909 Albuquerque, New Mexico)
Dateca. 1885
Mediumglass plate negative
Dimensions8 × 10 in. (20.3 × 25.4 cm)
ClassificationsPhotography
Credit LineAlbuquerque Museum, gift of Water C. Haussamen
Object numberPA1990.013.422.A
DescriptionA landscape of the Grand Canyon in Williams, Arizona. The photograph was taken from a high-vantage point, capturing rock formations, mesas, and valleys. The bottom left corner is obscured in shadow. Silver mirroring and emulsion deterioration is occurring on the glass plate creating color distortion and emulsion loss.
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