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Northern New Mexico photograph album

 Collection
Identifier: P0967

Scope and Contents

The Northern New Mexico photograph album is a black photograph album with black pages containing 219 black-and-white photograph prints. The binding from the album was removed for preservation purposes, but the original order of the pages and images was maintained. The album was compiled and the photographs taken by an unknown individual or individuals. The photographs date from the late 1920s through the 1930s. Many of the images are identified. The images depict a group of young adults with each other, with animals, on ranches, and engaging in outdoor activities and tourism. Many of the photographs were taken in Northern New Mexico. The album also documents a trip taken by members of the group through Arizona to the Grand Canyon in Arizona. Locations include: Pecos River; Cow Creek Ridge; Holy Ghost Canyon; San Ildefonso Pueblo; Elephant Butte; Coolidge Dam; Grand Canyon; Tucson, Maricopa County, Arizona; Guaymas, Mexico. Individuals identified include: Mary Sprague; Bill Bawher; Jay Kirkpatrick; Betty and Arthur Loew; Grace and Betty Sheldon. Subjects include: rodeo; horses; tourism; hiking.

Dates

  • circa 1925-1940

Conditions Governing Access

Twenty-four hour advanced notice encouraged. Materials must be used on-site. Access to parts of this collection may be restricted under provisions of state or federal law.

Conditions Governing Use

The library does not claim to control copyright for all materials in the collection. An individual depicted in a reproduction has privacy rights as outlined in Title 45 CFR, part 46 (Protection of Human Subjects). For further information, please review the J. Willard Marriott Library’s Use Agreement and Reproduction Request forms.

Extent

0.75 Linear Feet (1 oversize box) : 219 items

Language of Materials

English

Abstract

This collection consist of the pages of a photograph album containing black-and-white snapshots of a group of young adults socializing and engaging in outdoor activities in northern New Mexico and Arizona in the late 1920s through the 1930s. Though many of the images are identified, the name of the creator and compiler of the album is unknown.

Arrangement

Original order retained.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Purchased.

Processing Information

Title
Northern New Mexico photograph album
Status
Completed
Author
Finding aid written by Special Collections staff.
Date
2024
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin
Language of description note
The finding aid was written in English.

Repository Details

Part of the J. Willard Marriott Library Special Collections Repository

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