Photographed in Oatman, Arizona, this image shows one of the town’s free-roaming burros sitting in front of the historic Oatman Opera House. Once a booming mining settlement, Oatman now survives as a living museum along Route 66, where the descendants of miners’ pack animals wander the streets among weathered wooden buildings.
Captured using the wet plate collodion process, the photograph records the textures of sun-baked boards, cracked stucco, and the animal’s coarse coat in fine silver detail. The hand-poured plate turns this small encounter into a portrait of the town itself — weathered, patient, and full of charm.
Part of the NomadType Route 66 series, Oatman Opera House reflects the enduring humor and spirit of the Mother Road — where history, wildlife, and curiosity still meet on the same dusty street
Photographed in Oatman, Arizona, this image shows one of the town’s free-roaming burros sitting in front of the historic Oatman Opera House. Once a booming mining settlement, Oatman now survives as a living museum along Route 66, where the descendants of miners’ pack animals wander the streets among weathered wooden buildings.
Captured using the wet plate collodion process, the photograph records the textures of sun-baked boards, cracked stucco, and the animal’s coarse coat in fine silver detail. The hand-poured plate turns this small encounter into a portrait of the town itself — weathered, patient, and full of charm.
Part of the NomadType Route 66 series, Oatman Opera House reflects the enduring humor and spirit of the Mother Road — where history, wildlife, and curiosity still meet on the same dusty street
