Photo Log
File — Box: 1, Folder: 19
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
This collection contains research conducted by Hart when he worked with Human Systems Research on submitting information to the National Register of Historic places, most notedly the Stage lines in White Oaks owned by the Urbaine Ozanne family and his sons. Research on Urbaine Ozanne and his family. Ozanne who ran the mail and passenger activities of Ozanne & Company. This had a significant impact on the growth of the southern New Mexico territorial mining frontier. Between July 1, 1886, and June 30, 1894, the corporation provided express and passenger service in addition to U.S. mail transportation for eight years. The business served as a conduit for trade and communication between White Oaks, New Mexico Territory, and other parts of the world. These stage lines were vital for transporting mail, passengers, and goods, contributing to the economic development and connectivity of New Mexico during its territorial and early statehood periods. The advent of railroads and later, automobiles, gradually led to the decline of stagecoach travel in the region.Contains newspaper clipping, photocopies of images from the collections of the Rio Grande Historical Collections, National Archives, and other archival repositories, some photographs, and some correspondence to and from Robert Hart.
Dates
- Majority of material found within 1886 - 1903
- 1993 - 2003
Extent
From the Collection: 2 Linear foot
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Separated Materials
Includes a list of images related to Ozanne Family and Stage possibly used for the National Register of Historic Places form, information includes where the images were sourced from. Many are from the RGHC photo collections. A few photocopied images are included in this folder, but not all.
Repository Details
Part of the New Mexico State University Library Archives and Special Collections Repository