Middle Rio Grande Valley
Photographer
Cobb Studio
Date1895
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 numberPA1990.013.109.A
DescriptionA panoramic landscape view of the Middle Rio Grande Valley in Albuquerque, New Mexico from a high vantage-point. The earth is rolling and undulating with sage bushes and other desert foliage sprinkling the sandy ground. In the distance, Albuquerque is seen sprawling into the distance with large multi-story structures, dirt roads, weathervanes, and the Rio Grande River with barren land on the West side of it. Mesas begin to rise out of the horizon with a large open sky above it. Silver mirroring, emulsion deterioration, and scratches are occurring on the glass plate creating color distortion and emulsion loss.
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