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Harold D. Walter Collection, 1936 - 1958

 File — Box: 1

Scope and Contents

  1. Photos Scanned and Online, January 2013. Walter at direction mileage sign; Smokey the bear; Atkinson at Pecos Baldy Lake; Manual Lujan, mayor of Santa Fe, Lord Halifax, May 8, 1994; Elliot Barker; Dancers at Coronodo Exposition, 1940; Two dancers posing with map of Coronado Exposition, 1940; Group retracing Coronado' route, 1940; Fishing at Lake Katherine; Elliot Barker with group of men holding large trout; Mr. and Mrs. H.N. McDaniel with prize winning fish caught at El Vado Lake, 1948; Elliot S. Barker, Gov. John Dempsey on hunt, 1943-1946.Gov. Thomas J. Mabry in Los Alamos, 1947-1950; Gov. Thomas Mabry in garden of Governor's Mansion, Santa Fe, 1947; Governor's Mansion in winter; hunting at Sierra Chimoyosos; Blue Lake; Lost Lake northeast of Wheeler Peak; Pecos Baldy Lake, Oct. 7, 1944; dedication of Coronado State Monument, Bernalillo, 1940; Cross marking highest point in New Mexico, Wheeler Peak, 1952; Bob Ground and Kay Flock, Beatty's Cabin, 1948; Continental Divide sign, Independece Pass, Pitkin County, Colorado; South Truchas Peak from North Truchas, Sept. 25, 1947; High Country, Pecos Wilderness, 1938; Coronado taking oath, Coronado Entrada Pagent of Coronado Cuarto Centennnial, 1940; Bridge below Pilar, NM, June 8, 1948; Pecos Falls, October, 1944; Santa Fe River in Winter; Venus Needle, Todito Park, near Navajo, New Mexico; Fort Union on the Santa Fe Trail; State Capital, Santa Fe, NM; Aerial View of Santa Fe with State Capital in center; Unidentifed Santa Fe street in snow (Canyon Road?); Taking elevation of Truchas Peaks by triangulation from Los Alamos, NM, March 8, 1948; US Geological Survey, New Mexico, April 14, 1951, Harold D. Walter on right; Harold Walter on Thompson Peak, NM, September 6, 1952; Dr. Marsh at Beatty's Cabin, Oct. 10, 1948; May Walter on right with friend, Fall, 1938; Walter family and friends at Tall Pine Camp, Red River, NM, circa 1948.
  2. Folder 1. Airplanes. 5 8x10" b and w prints in glassine envelopes and or plastic sheets, 2 with negative numbers. Single engine aircraft, 5 unidentified men.
  3. Folder 2. 9 8x10" b and w prints in glassine envelopes and or plastic sheets, 7 with negative numbers. Deer, mule, llama, elk heard, bobcat,bears, cows. Smokey the Bear.
  4. Folder 3. Artists. 5 8x10" b and w prints in glassine envelopes and or plastic sheets, 2 with negative numbers. Arthur Musgrave painting; photos of paintings
  5. Folder 4. Camping. 12 8x10" b and w prints in glassine envelopes and or plastic sheets, none with negative numbers. Two identified as camping at Pecos Baldy lake in 1936 and 1946.
  6. Folder 5. Dignataries. 12 8x10" b and w prints in glassine envelopes and or plastic sheets, 5 with negative numbers.Manuel Lujan, Mayor of Santa Fe with Lord Halifax, May 8, 1944. Peter Hurd, Edwin Mechem. Dr. Robert E. Bolton, Coronado Expedition to Mexico, January 31, 1940. Elliot Barker, February, 1946.
  7. Folder 6. Expositions. 5 8x10" b and w prints in glassine envelopes and or plastic sheets, All with Negative numbers. Coronado Exposition, 1940. San Xavier del Bac Mission near Tucson, AZ, Coronado Cuarto Expedition to Mexico, January 11, 1940. Dean George P. Hammond, Dr. Neasham, Ward Yeager, Harold Walter, UNM President Simmerman, January 9, 1940, Campostelo, Mexico, January 20, 1940
  8. Folder 7, Fishing. 6 8x10" b and w prints in glassine envelopes and or plastic sheets, 5 with negative numbers. Lake Katherine, Oct. 1947;. Mr. and Mrs. H.N. McDaniel with two prize winning trout caught in El vado Lake, August 15, 1948. Elliot Barker. Harold Walter fishing.
  9. Folder 8, Governors of New Mexico. 18 8x10" b and w prints in glassine envelopes and or plastic sheets, all with negative numbers. John Simms, John Dempsey, Brig. Gen. Larry B. McAfee. Edwin Mechem at dedication of Farmington airport. Thomas Mabry at formation of Los Alamos County. Ellot S. Barker with John Dempsey. Lynn Galloway. Jack Campbell. Charles C. Crever presenting certificate of appointment to Gov. Joh G. Sims, Jr., as honorary chiairman, New Mexico Saving Bond Drive. John Miles with Clint P. Anderson, Concha Ortiz y Pina de Kleven. Clyde Tingley.John M. Campbell fishing.John Dempsey with hunting dogs.
  10. Folder 9. Governors Mansion, New Mexico. 4 8x10" b and w prints in glassine envelopes and or plastic sheets all with negative numbers.
  11. Folder 10. Horses and Riding. 14 8x10" b and w prints in glassine envelopes and or plastic sheets, none with negative numbers. Unidentified men with horses in mountains of New Mexico, circa 1947.
  12. Folder 11, Hunting. 7 8x10" b and w prints in glassine envelopes and or plastic sheets, 2 with negative numbers.Leaving Panchuela Ranger Station for Beattys and Elk Hunt Nov 26 to 29, 1948. Sierra Chimoyosos,in upper Pecos.
  13. Folder 12. Lakes, New Mexico. 41 8x10" b and w prints in glassine envelopes and or plastic sheets, 30 with negative numbers. 1944-1955. Pecos Baldy Lake, Lost Lake of Heart Lake, Williams Lake, Lake Katherine, Spirit Lake, Truchas Lake and and Sierra Chimayosos. Blue Lake, Penetente Peak and Santa Fe Lake, Stewert Lake,Lone Tree Lake,Middle Fork Lake, Cabresto Lake, Latir Lakes, Williams Lake, Middle Fork Lake,
  14. Folder 13, Mines and Wells. 2 8x10" b and w prints in glassine envelopes and or plastic sheets, one with negative number. Klondike mine near Eagle nest.
  15. Folder 14, Monuments. 4 8x10" b and w prints in glassine envelopes and or plastic sheets, all with negative numbers. Cross of Martyrs, Santa Fe. Dedication of Coronado State Monument, Bernalillo, 1940.
  16. Folder 15, Mountains and Cliffs 1. 69 8x10" b and w prints in glassine envelopes and or plastic sheets, 38 with negative numbers, 31 without. Truchas Peaks, Lake Peak, Sierra Chimayosis, Vondalee Page at Wheeler Peak, June, 1948,Grass Mountain, Santa Fe Canyon, Simpson Peak, Latir Peaks, Continental Divide, Independence Peak, Pitkin County Colorado. Beatty's Cabins, Oct 10, 1948. Bob Ground and KayFlock at Beatty's Cabin, Nov. 1948. Names carved on hugh spruce at Beatty's cabin, 1891. Owen Magnum at Round Mountain Corral. Viles Cabin, Upper Pecos, 1948. Sangre de Cristo Mountains with peaks labeled; Wheeler Peak in center, with Walter Peak, anmed for Harold Walter, right. Cross at top of Wheeler peak. Todilto Peak, near Navajo, NM. Trampas Ridge. Lake Peak and Penetente Peak. Gold Hill from Frazier Mountain. Frazier Mountain above middle forks lake.
  17. Folder 16, Mountains and Cliffs 2. About 80 8x10" b and w prints in glassine envelopes and or plastic sheets, none with negative numbers. Most not labeled; many are duplicates of labeled phots in Folder 15
  18. Folder 17, Pagents. 3 8x10" b and w prints in glassine envelopes and or plastic sheets, alll with negative numbers. Coronado Entrada Pagentof the Coronado Cuarto Centennial, q940. Coronado taking oath. Proposed US stamp; Large illustration.
  19. Folder 18 Rivers, Falls and Dams. 14 8x10" b and w prints in glassine envelopes and or plastic sheets, 9 with negative numbers. Juan and his burro caretta crossing San Lorenzo River, Quila, Mexico, 1940; Coronado Cuarto Expedition. El Vado dam and lake. Bridge at Pilar, NM, 1948. Pecos Falls, October, 1944. Santa Fe River in winter. Near headwaters of Pecos River. Holy Ghost Creek.
  20. Folder 19. 5 8x10" b and w prints in glassine envelopes and or plastic sheets,4 with negative numbers. Ruts of Santa Fe trail, near Ft. Union. Hyde Park Rd., near Santa Fe. Red River Road.
  21. Folder 20. 20 8x10" b and w prints in glassine envelopes and or plastic sheets all with negative numbers.Cleopatras Needle, Todilto Park, near Navajo, NM. Venus needle, same location.Green nobs, same location. Red River cliffs, same location. Aerial view of Shiprock, NM. Red Rock amphitheater, NM. Monument Rock, Santa Fe Canyon. The Beast, Todilto park
  22. Folder 21. Ruins. 2 8x10" b and w prints in glassine envelopes and or plastic sheets, both with negative numbers. Fort Unionon the Santa Fe Trail.
  23. Folder 22. State Capital, New Mexico. 8 8x10" b and w prints in glassine envelopes and or plastic sheets, 5 with negative numbers. Old Capital building, not dated. Three aerial views of Santa Fe, with state capital in center. Not dated, probably circa 1945.
  24. Folder 23. Street Scenes. 2 8x10" b and w prints in glassine envelopes, both with negative numbers. Unidentified Santa Fe street (?Canyon Road) in winter
  25. Folder 24. New Mexico Supreme Court. One 8x10" b and w print in glassine envelope with negative number.
  26. Folder 25. US Geologic Survey. 30 8x10" b and w prints in glassine envelopes and or plastic sheets, 12 with negative numbers. April 8, 1948. April 8-14, 1951. Elliot Barker, Harold d. Walter, May Walter. Taking elevation of Truchas peaks by Triangulation from Los Alamos, March 8, 1948.
  27. Folder 26, Harold Walter, Family and Friends. About 75 8x10" b and w prints in glassine envelopes and or plastic sheets, 25 with negative numbers. Harold D. Walter at direction-mileage sign. Lee Wang at Panchuela Ranger station. HDW at Beatty's cabin. HDW on thompson Peak, 1952. May Walter, Falll 1938. Vandalee Page and HDW, Grass Mountain, 1948. Dr. Marsh at Beatty's cabin, 1948. Owen Magnum and HDW. HDW on Grass mountain. Ralph Trujillo, Bull of the Woods Mountain. Owen Magnum at Pecos Baldy lake, 1944. Earnest Bain and Frank, Upper Truchas Lake. Ralph Trujillo, south Truchas Peak. Santo Quintano and HDW climb Pecos Baldy, 1946. Earnest Bain and HDW taking Altimeter reading on summit of North Truchas Peak, 1947. Owen Magnum and HDW, Beatty's Cabin, 1944. HDW fishing in Pecos River. HDW looking at Wheeler Peak. Bob Ground, HOmer Pickens, Lee Wang, Lost Bear Lake, 1945. Wm. Moore at Cairn, Wheeler Peak. Gravestone of Barney and Belinda Walter. Picnic, Neiters and Spragues. McBrides and May Walter, Red River, NM 1945. Opal, Lloyd and May Walter, Red River, 1944. Ranger Johnson, 1939. Electric welder , ca 1936. Carl and Dale's first airport. Mrs. S. Omar (Elsa) Barker, 1953. Walters and Barkers, around fireplace. Judge Nebitt's 75th birthday.
  28. Folder 27. Uncategorized images. 8 8x10" and 5x7" b and w prints in glassine envelopes and or plastic sheets, none with negative numbers. One from New Mexico Magazine, March 1951, Log Cabins Mail Order Style by HDW.

Dates

  • 1936 - 1958

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Access Restrictions

Researchers may examine original material under supervised conditions in the Reading Room upon approval of request.

Extent

From the Collection: 2 Linear Feet

Repository Details

Part of the NMHM Palace of the Governors Photo Archives Repository

Contact:
113 Lincoln Ave.
Santa Fe NM 87501 USA