Camel

Dateca. 1900

Mediumglass plate negative

Dimensions5 × 8 in. (12.7 × 20.3 cm)

ClassificationsPhotography

Credit LineAlbuquerque Museum, gift of Walter C. Haussamen

Object numberPA1990.013.432.A

DescriptionA camel stands highly decorated in a tent filled with hanging woven blankets in New Mexico. The camel is tied to a post and is covered in blankets, fringes, and beads.

Silver mirroring and emulsion deterioration is occurring on the glass plate creating color distortion and emulsion loss.

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