Soldiers at the Territorial Fairgrounds
Photographer
Cobb Studio
Dateca. 1900
Mediumglass plate negative
Dimensions6 1/8 × 7 3/4 in. (15.6 × 19.7 cm)
ClassificationsPhotography
Credit LineAlbuquerque Museum, gift of Walter C. Haussamen
Object numberPA1990.013.170.A
DescriptionMilitary soldiers stand in a horizontal line at the New Mexico Territorial Fairgrounds in Old Town, Albuquerque, New Mexico. The San Felipe de Neri Church and Sandia Mountains are in the background to the left. Seven men are dressed in full uniform with sabers and two men on the ends of the line wear slack suits, top hats, and hold swords as well.The left side of the plate is broken in two places. Emulsion deterioration is occurring on the glass plate causing distortion and emulsion loss.
On View
Not on viewTerms
ca. 1917
