Studio Portrait Edmund Gibson Ross
Dateca. 1850
Mediumglass plate negative
Dimensions7 3/4 × 5 3/4 in. (19.7 × 14.6 cm)
ClassificationsPhotography
Credit LineAlbuquerque Museum, gift of Walter C. Haussamen
Object numberPA1990.013.373
DescriptionA studio portrait of Edmund Gibson Ross prior to his appointment as Territorial Governor through the U.S. Senate as a young man in Albuquerque, New Mexico. He poses in front of a blank background in a tuxedo and satin bowtie. His short hair is parted to the side and set back. Emulsion flaking is occurring on the glass plate causing distortion and emulsion loss.
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