A Gathering in the Mountains
Photographer
Cobb Studio
Date1893
Mediumglass plate negative
Dimensions6 × 8 1/4 in. (15.2 × 21 cm)
ClassificationsPhotography
Credit LineAlbuquerque Museum, gift of Walter C. Haussamen
Object numberPA1990.013.361.A
DescriptionAn unidentified multigenerational group poses in a wooded mountain area in New Mexico. The seven-member group is arranged on the edge of a rocky trail on a steep incline. Behind the group are woods. Two young children in shoulder length hair and bangs wear light-colored dresses with frilled necklines and gigot puffed sleeves. They sit on rocks in the center of the group. On either side of the children sit two young adults. At their right she wears a princess line style outfit of a gigot puffed long sleeved fitted jacket atop a striped shirt with a ruffled high neck. She has a corseted bodice and floor-length skirt. At the children's left is another young women in a shirtwaist ensemble of a striped blouses and long unpleated skirts. The neckline is high with a large pendent. On either side of the young women are middle aged men standing, sitting. and leaning on rocks. They wear an assortment of single-breasted slack suits, long-sleeve button downs with vests, ties, and hats.
Silver mirroring is occurring on the glass plate creating color distortion.
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