Fire-Damaged First Congregational Church
Photographer
Cobb Studio
DateNovember 1892
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 numberPA1990.013.121.A
DescriptionPeople gather in small groups in front of the First Congregational Church at the corner of Broadway Boulevard and Coal Avenue in Albuquerque, New Mexico. A horse-drawn carriage is parked on the dirt street in front of the church. The roof has fallen into the lower level of the church. The steeple still stands. The church was destroyed by fire on November 5, 1892.Emulsion deterioration is occurring on the glass plate causing distortion and emulsion loss.
On View
Not on viewTerms
Locale
ca. 1895
May 30, 1916
ca. 1890
