New Mexico Territorial Fair Tug of War Team
Photographer
Cobb Studio
Dateca. 1905
Mediumglass plate negative
Dimensions6 1/2 × 8 1/2 in. (16.5 × 21.6 cm)
ClassificationsPhotography
Credit LineAlbuquerque Museum, gift of Walter C. Haussamen
Object numberPA1990.013.165
DescriptionThe New Mexico Territorial Fair tug of war team and mascot pose with their trophy outdoors in New Town, Albuquerque, New Mexico. They are arranged in a horizontal line in matching outfits, crossing their arms and looking at the camera. they stand in front of W.C. Leonard & Company and A.J. Maloy Grocery storefronts at 214 West Railroad Avenue. A child sits in a coiled rope on the ground in the center of the group and holds the trophy. There is a bag next to him. A group of men is gathered behind them. The athletes uniforms consist of white long-sleeved shirts and pants with a large "B" painted on the chest. Railroad Avenue is now called Central Avenue and runs east to west through downtown. Albuquerque. "Railroad Avenue" came from being located along the city's railway and depot. The name was changed between 1907 and 1908. Central Avenue also overlaps with sections of the historic Route 66 Highway.
Silver mirroring and emulsion deterioration is occurring on the glass plate creating color distortion and emulsion loss. The top right corner of this glass plate is broken off.
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