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RIO GRANDE RIVER AND GORGE, 1979-1992

 File — Box: 172, slide-box: 6

Scope and Contents

  1. 1. Doug Terry on Rio Grande at Ox Trail Rock Garden. Nov. 1980. Millions of boulders in spectacular river. (2 pictures in LBDA and A Fragile Beauty.) (20 slides)
  2. 2. Doug Terry on Rio Grande, Nov. 1980. (Ox Trail Rock Garden.) Doug Terry and Mike Kimmel on Rio Grande at Big Arsenic, Oct. 1979. Doug, Mike, and JTN at Big Arsenic trailhead, Oct. 1989--very funny pictures, taken by me with time-delay camera on tripod. (20 slides)
  3. 3. Doug Terry at Suicide Slide trailhead on Rio Grande, June 1989. Also: Doug Terry at Big Arsenic, Oct. 1980. And Doug Terry with tennis racquet, Oct. 1979. (10 slides)
  4. 4. JTN in fishing mode. Oct. 1979, 1980, 1982, and March 1980. Some self-portraits, some taken by others. (2 used in A Fragile Beauty.) Great pic by Mike Kimmel of me holding up tiny trout from the Little Rio Grande (used as author foto for Dancing on the Stones). (14 slides)
  5. 5. JTN nude self-portraits at Powerline Trail celebrating 40th birthday. Oct. 1980. I was feeling happy and young and indestructible and waiting for shadows to hit the water, so I took these photos while waiting. Me and Marilyn Monroe! (10 slides)
  6. 6. Fish caught by JTN over the years. (18 slides)
  7. 7. JTN on Rio Grande between Little and Big Arsenic, Oct. 1992. Photos by my pal Dave Petersen. (5 slides)
  8. 7 1/2. Shel Hershorn at Big Arsenic and at Suicide Slide on the Rio Grande. Sept. and Oct. 1980. (1 picture of Shel used in LBDA.)
  9. 8. Charley Reynolds on the Rio Grande, Oct. 1979, Oct. 1980. Changes tire; holds up trout; drinks from hat. Charley taught me the Rio Grande. Read all about him in LBDA. He died in 2013. (10 slides)
  10. 9. Charley Reynolds on Rio Grande. Holds up fish; casts to beaver. Sept-Oct. 1980. Charley and Mike Kimmel, Oct. 1979 (on Sheep Corral bajada). (20 slides)
  11. 10. Black and White photo, by JTN, of me and Charley Reynolds on Rio Grande near John Dunne Bridge, 1980. (1 photo)
  12. 11. High Bridge over Rio Grande Gorge, Taos, Nov. 1979, Nov. 1980. Bridge above seen from bottom of Rope Trail
  13. (1 photo in A Fragile Beauty). View north of river from High Bridge, Trout Island exposed. (13 slides)
  14. 12. High Bridge over Rio Grande west of Taos, Dec. 1980. Gorge blanketed in snow. Nice photos, some include silver bridge railings of bridge with graffiti. (1 photo in LBDA.) (18 slides)
  15. 13. Views from High Bridge over Rio Grande, Taos, Jan. 1980. Gorge in snow, but not very interesting. (18 slides)
  16. 14. Saddle Mountain, Pilar, on the Rio Grande, Jan., Nov. 1980. August 1988. (1 photo in LBDA.) (13 slides)
  17. 15. JTN north of Big Arsenic on Rio Grande, Nov. 1980. Self-portraits of myself. (1 photo from sequence used in Dancing on the Stones.) (20 slides)
  18. 16. Rio Grande north of Big Arsenic, Nov. 1980. (20 slides)
  19. 17. Miscellaneous photos of Rio Grande, Oct-Nov. 1980. (20 slides)
  20. 18. Rio Grande, Oct. 1979. Rainbow at Big Arsenic. (2 slides)
  21. 19. Rio Grande river, Oct. 1979. Rainbow at Big Arsenic. Mike Kimmel with butterfly on finger (used in LBDA). (20 slides)
  22. 20. Rio Grande river, 1979. 2 nice pics of Kimmel on the river. Otherwise, pretty drab. (19 slides)

Dates

  • 1979-1992

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.)

Additional Description

General

21 SLEEVES. MOSTLY 1979-1980, SOME 1988-1989. ONE SLEEVE 1992. MY FISHING PALS AND DRAMATIC SCENERY. 1979 is when Charley Reynolds taught me how to fish the Rio Grande and I became an addict.

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Repository Details

Repository Details

Part of the UNM Center for Southwest Research & Special Collections Repository

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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

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