The Grand Canyon
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 numberPA1990.013.423.A
DescriptionA landscape of the Grand Canyon. The photograph was taken from a high-vantage point, capturing rock formations, mesas, and valleys far below. The foreground shows a rocky spire. Silver mirroring and emulsion deterioration is occurring on the glass plate creating color distortion and emulsion loss.
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