EARLY SLIDES FROM TAOS AND SURROUNDING AREA, 1979-1980
File — Box: 171, slide-box: 3
Scope and Contents
- 1. My cats Duke and Tiger, Upper Ranchitos house.
- Oct-Nov. 1979. (16 slides)
- 2. Duke with dead robin on Upper Ranchitos portal. March 1982. (14 slides)
- 3. My Taos yard and woodpile, and Upper Ranchitos Road. Nov. 1979. (19 slides)
- 4. My yard and woodpile; garbage cans in snow beside aspens; pothole driveway. Also wonderful cars side-by- side: two VWs, and two old Chevy Impalas. Also my 1980 Dodge truck. 1979, 1984, 1987. (18 slides)
- 5. Pot pourri of slides, 1979-1980. Ravens, hawk, dove, Ute Mt., snowy road on mesa (1 of which appeared in A Fragile Beauty). (16 slides)
- 6. & 7. Views of west mesa, Tres Orejas Mt., Taos mountains. Dec. 1979. (39 slides) **IMPORTANT NOTE: THE SLIDES IN THESE TWO SLEEVES, #6 and #7, ACTUALLY BELONGED IN ARCHIVAL SLIDE BOX 31 WHICH CONTAINS MY EARLY SLIDES FROM 1979 FEATURING THE TAOS WEST MESA AREA. SO I HAVE SWITCHED #6 and #7 OVER TO SLIDE BOX 31 WHERE THEY HAVE BECOME SLEEVES 13 AND 14. ERGO: THIS BOX 3 HAS NO SLEEVES NUMBERED 6 AND 7! Meet John Nichols, the brilliant archivist!
- 8. & 9. Sandia Peak and Albuquerque viewed from Albuquerque West Mesa volcano. March 1984. I lived in Burque for 6 months, then returned to Taos. (23 slides)
- 10. Snow in Española, Jan. 1980. (A photo from this sequence used in LBDA.) (19 slides)
- 11. Snow in Española, Jan. 1980. Velarde apple trees, Jan., Nov. 1980. (8 slides)
- 12. Horse and colt in Los Córdovas, July 1980. (1 photo used in A Fragile Beauty). (10 slides)
- 13. Tom Trujillo's horse in my Taos front field. May 1983, November 1987. (8 slides)
- 14. Willows, grasses, beaver ponds on Little Rio Grande east of Talpa, Jan-Feb. 1980. 2 self-portraits; snake skeleton (used in LBDA): rabbit brush. (20 slides)
- 15. Willows, grasses, beaver ponds on Little Rio Grande east of Talpa, Jan-Feb. 1980. Also a juniper tree trunk. (19 slides)
- 16. Willows, grasses, beaver ponds on Little Rio Grande east of Talpa, Jan-Feb. 1980. Interesting snarl of dead gray willows. (15 slides)
- 17. Little Rio Grande east of Talpa. Twilight. Gleaming water. Radiant white wood block on sandbar. Nice photos. Jan., Nov. 1980. (19 slides)
- 18. Little Rio Grande east of Talpa. Twilight. Stump caught on wire. Snow on island. Contrail at dark. Nov-Dec. 1980. (11 slides)
- 19. Pot pourri of pictures, 1980-1981. Taos at night; beaver-chewed tree; cattle on highway; raven on post; squashed rabbit. (20 slides)
Dates
- 1979-1980
Language of Materials
From the Collection:
English
Access Restrictions
The collection is open for research, however, researchers must sign consent form prior to gaining access to materials. Calavera drawings, proofs, and etchings as well as "little diaries" (Boxes 14, 125, 126, 129, 142) are housed in high security and may require up to 24 hours for retrieval. Enlarged photocopies and typed transcriptions of "little diaries" in Box 142 are located in Box 184.
Extent
From the Collection: 184 boxes (172 cu. ft.)
General
17 SLEEVES. ALMOST ALL SQUARE CORNERED. (Sleeves numbered 6 and 7 were moved to Archival Slide Box 31.)
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
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