Gross Blackwell personnel group portrait, c. 1890
File — Box: 5
Scope and Content
From the Collection:
Photographs related to the wholesale and retail mercantile business Gross, Kelly & Company and its predecessor firms. The bulk of the images were made between 1902 and 1954, the years in which Gross, Kelly & Company was in existence. Photos that predate these show buildings, personnel, and the operations of Otero, Sellar and Company and of Gross, Blackwell and Company. Photos related to the company are grouped under buildings, work, employees, and events. There are many photos of Gross and Kelly family members, in particular Daniel T. Kelly (including a 1903 group portrait of a boys' football team), Margaret Gross Kelly, and Caroline L. Kelly. Other photos of individuals (non-family) are arranged under identified and unidentified persons. A number of photos of the Hillbilly Club Camp in the California redwood grove were taken by the San Francisco Studio of Gabriel Moulin. Identified members include Daniel T. Kelly; Herbert Hoover appears in one shot. Photos of the dedication of Hyde Park (near Santa Fe, N.M.) and of an airplane inspection at Albuquerque Airport include New Mexico governors John Miles, Clyde Tingley and John J. Dempsey. Photos related to Native Americans show Indian processions in front of the mercantile establishment, family outings in Indian lands, pueblos (Taos, Acoma, Picuris), Bandelier National Monument, ruins of the Salinas pueblos, Navajo and Hopi villages and residents. There are photos of Canyon de Chelly and Painted Desert, and of archaeologists Earl Morris and Jesse Nussbaum.There are photos of Santa Fe Folk Art Museum (ground-breaking and construction) and the School of American Research Annual Meeting (1955). There are notable photos related to the Hermanos Penitentes. Miscellaneous photos show family homes, trips to Chimayo, buildings, churches, and of Santa Fe Fiesta. There is also a collection of unsent postcards (including black-and-white photo postcards of Cumbres Pass and railroad under snow), a sketchbook of Caroline L. Kelly, and 89 unprinted photo negatives (reproduced here as positive paper copies). Finally, there are 14 photo albums dating from 1904-1942 of Kelly family college graduations, weddings, special events, vacations, and outings.
Dates
- c. 1890
Access Restrictions
The collection is open for research.
Extent
From the Collection: 600 plus items (7 boxes) : 468 photographic prints, 89 negatives, 25 postcards, 14 photograph albums, 1 sketchbook, 3 large prints
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
General
Box 5 located in the Big Box location.
Creator
- From the Collection: Gross, Kelly & Company, Inc (Organization)
Repository Details
Part of the UNM Center for Southwest Research & Special Collections Repository
Contact:
University of New Mexico Center for Southwest Research & Special Collections
University Libraries, MSC05 3020
1 University of New Mexico
Albuquerque NM 87131
505-277-6451
cswrref@unm.edu
University of New Mexico Center for Southwest Research & Special Collections
University Libraries, MSC05 3020
1 University of New Mexico
Albuquerque NM 87131
505-277-6451
cswrref@unm.edu