Albuquerque National Bank
Photographer
Cobb Studio
Dateca. 1890
Mediumglass plate negative
Dimensions4 3/4 × 7 3/4 in. (12.1 × 19.7 cm)
ClassificationsPhotography
Credit LineAlbuquerque Museum, gift of Walter C. Haussamen
Object numberPA1990.013.086.A
DescriptionThe interior of Albuquerque National Bank located inside the Cromwell Building on 100 block of West Gold and Second Second Street in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Various employees and customers pose from behind and in front of the teller's cage. The cage is made of carved wood with rod iron detailing or glass over the windows. The floor is checkerd tiling. Two men stand at the counter being served by two cashiers behind rod iron. The customer closest to the camera wears a wide brimmed hat, pin stripped pants, slack suit jacket, and an open vest with a collarless white buttondown beneath. There is a T-bar pocket watch chain dangling from his pants. One elbow leans on the stone counter while the other hand rests at his side with a cigar between the fingers. He has a long sgraggly beard and wears a well worn wide brimmed hat. There is a tear in the arm of his jacket. He looks directly at the camera.
The customer behind him looks at the teller. His right hand holds a pocket book and rests on the stone counter, the left hand fisted and on his him, pulling his suit jacket back. He wears a tweed three-piece slack suit, fedora, and has a mustache. He also has a pocket watch chain dangling from his vest.
Silver mirroring and emulsion deterioration is occurring on the glass plate creating color distortion.
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