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Chile Ristras
Chile Ristras
Chile Ristras

Chile Ristras

Photographer (active 20th century)
Dateca. 1950
Mediumgelatin silver print
Dimensions7 9/16 × 9 5/16 in. (19.2 × 23.6 cm)
ClassificationsPhotography
Credit LineAlbuquerque Museum, gift of John Airy
Object numberPA1982.181.915
DescriptionA adobe house with a string of chile ristras in New Mexico. The ristras are hanging from a wooden pole attached near the flat roof of the house. A wooden ladder leans against the wall of the home. The ristras are hanging over a multi-paned window.
A typed caption on the back of the photograph reads, "Strings of red chili hung along the sides of adobe houses as decorative pieces indicate that harvest time is in the air in New Mexico Spanish-American villages. The bright red strings give a spectacular touch of color to New Mexico's countryside in autumn."
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