Ben Wittick; published by Wittick & Russell, Albuquerque, New Mexico. Circa 1870s-1880s.

Stereoview captioned in the negative "Indian School Albuquerque N.M.," showing a large group of students and adults assembled outside a school building with a shaded porch and rooftop balustrade. Rows of boys in matching buttoned uniforms and caps occupy the foreground, while girls and other figures stand at the left and rear.

The printed backmark identifies the series as "Views in New Mexico, Arizona and Mexico," credits "BEN. WITTICK" as photographer, and names Wittick & Russell of Albuquerque as publisher. Established in 1881, the Albuquerque Indian School participated in the era's effort to assimilate Native American children through institutional education. The photograph records the standardized dress and carefully ordered group presentation associated with that school system.