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Sister Blandina Convent
Sister Blandina Convent
Sister Blandina Convent

Sister Blandina Convent

Photographer (1862 Leavenworth, Kansas - 1945 Albuquerque, New Mexico)
Date1891
Mediumglass plate negative
Dimensions6 × 8 in. (15.2 × 20.3 cm)
ClassificationsPhotography
Credit LineAlbuquerque Museum, gift of Walter C. Haussamen
Object numberPA1990.013.134.A
DescriptionThe exterior of the Sister Blandina Convent, Our Lady of the Angels School, at the North Plaza in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The two-story building is made of dark adobe and has a flat roof. The windows have shutters, some open and some closed. The convent is located on a dirt road lined with trees, mostly young and freshly planted with support structures attached to the small trunks.

Silver mirroring and emulsion deterioration is occurring on the glass plate creating color distortion and emulsion loss.
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