Flooded Street

Date1900

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 numberPA1990.013.027.A

DescriptionA group of five children of varying ages and heights stand beside a wooden fence between a home and dirt lot. Behind them is a flooded field separated into two long, narrow, vertical lots lined by trees. There are two small children in dresses, one of which wears a large brimmed hat with a peaked dome. She is the only girl wearing shoes. The two other children are taller boy, one of which wears shoes and trousers a few sizes too large. The other boy is barefoot and wears overalls with pant legs rolled up and a wide brimmed hat on his head.

Emulsion deterioration is occurring on the glass plate causing distortion and image loss.

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