View of the Train Tracks
Photographer
Cobb Studio
Date1905
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 numberPA1990.013.096.A
DescriptionAn aerial photograph of the train tracks lined with powerlines and parked train cars in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Warehouses with smoke stacks, large brick buildings, and residences surrounded by leafless trees can be seen sprawling into the horizon.Emulsion deterioration is occurring on the glass plate causing distortion and emulsion loss.
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