Optical Illusion

Dateca. 1930

Mediumgelatin silver print

Dimensions2 7/16 × 4 3/16 in. (6.1 × 10.7 cm)

ClassificationsPhotography

Credit LineAlbuquerque Museum, gift of Janet Saiers

Object numberPA2024.039.008

DescriptionSeven people pose on a rocky hillside in New Mexico. They are standing in the background at a height that makes the photograph look as though they are standing on the upper railing of a bridge that is in the foreground. The bridge in the foreground is wooden-planked with wooden railings and wooden supports. There is water beneath the bridge. The rocky cliff rises above the water in the background. The group of people are standing from left: a man wearing dark trousers and a long-sleeved shirt with a thin tie and a short-brimmed light-colored hat; a man wearing dark trousers and a white shirt with the sleeves rolled to his elbows and a dark short-brimmed hat. He is holding a small child in his left arm and the child is wearing a white gown. Beside the child stands a young woman wearing a white dress and her dark hair is styled away from her face. Next is a young child wearing a short-brimmed hat and a white dress. To the right of the child is a woman wearing a short-sleeved white dress and a white hat. The final person is an older woman wearing a long dark skirt with a white long-sleeved blouse and a dark hat. Everyone is facing the camera.

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