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Picnic in a Lava Bed
Picnic in a Lava Bed
Picnic in a Lava Bed

Picnic in a Lava Bed

Photographer
Sitter (1862 Leavenworth, Kansas - 1945 Albuquerque, New Mexico)
Sitter (1892 Albuquerque, New Mexico - 1974 Woodland Hills, California)
Dateca. 1892
Mediumgelatin silver print
Dimensions4 5/8 × 7 1/4 in. (11.7 × 18.4 cm)
ClassificationsPhotography
Credit LineAlbuquerque Museum, gift of Walter C. Haussamen
Object numberPA1990.013.393.B
DescriptionEddie Ross Cobb and her first child, Edmund F. Cobb as an infant, sit on a blanket in a sandy cove surrounded by large lava rocks. Dixie, the family's dark-colored dog, sits on the ground leaning against their pile of supplies. A rifle leans on the rocks behind Eddie. A dark bag with E.R. printed on the leather is off to the side. Eddie wears a high-crown hat and a princess line outfit. Edmund wears a bonnet and a light-colored dress.
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