JOHN AND JUANITA WEDDING, September 1985
File — Box: 172, slide-box: 9
Scope and Contents
- 1. Wedding of Juanita Wolf and John Nichols, Taos, Sept. 1985. Gathering around my Dodge truck at home with pals, and goofing off in our garden. (19 slides)
- 2. John and Juanita wedding, Taos, Sept. 1985, dove hunting in Costilla. Portraits of me and Juana. Mike, Me, Juana, and Dylan Dow dove hunting. (20 slides)
- 3. John and Juana wedding, Taos, Sept. 1985. Gather at Carson Land, Sept. 13, 1985. Juana, JTN, Mike Kimmel in our kitchen. Actual wedding over in Carson on my land there. My dad with shovel being watched by Heather Wolf, Colin Dow, Jackie Nichols, Kay Shepard, minister guy, Juana, JTN. Other people in various slides on this page: Dylan Dow, Juana's friend Cathy (?). During ceremony we buried a Barby and Ken doll wrapped in barbwire; read our vows to each other; recited "The Equilibrists," a poem by John Crowe Ransom. I played "Before the Next Teardrop Falls" on the guitar. And the "unified church" couple made us stand in a "column of light" while they blessed us before they'd sign the marriage certificate. Everybody said a few words. Pop recited his poem about change. Luke said, "For the sake of everybody, I hope this one works." Or maybe he said, "lasts." Andrés Martínez was very serious and blessed us. My truck got stuck in mud on the approach to my Carson land, a bit of an omen. (19 slides)
- 4. John and Juanita wedding, Friday Sept. 13, 1985, on Carson Land. People walking through sage. Pop, Jackie, Mike Kimmel, Andrés Martínez. Phyllis Thompson and hubby Basil. Luke and Tania. The boy and girl "minister people." (20 slides)
- 5. John and Juana wedding, Carson, Sept. 13, 1985, and Sheep Corral Overlook afterwards. Same people as named above in these slides. The photos of a party at Sheep Corral Overlook after the wedding are totally blurry. Juana gave me a big stuffed turkey doll that I immediately tossed over the cliff. (19 slides)
- 6. John and Juana reception at Mable Dodge house, Sept. 14, 1985. Then open gifts in kitchen. People in slides at Mabel Dodge reception are: Tanya Mares and her grandma, Isabel Vigil. Juan Navarette, and Maxine and Darleen Track. Dakota, Soge Track's daughter (with pink balloon). Ricardo Maes (in straw hat and pink stipe shirt), his wife Ellen Souberman, and their daughters Sabina (dark hair) and Pilar (blonde hair). And, in our kitchen: Me, Juana, Luke (it's all blurry!).
- 7. John and Juana wedding gifts in our kitchen, Sept. 14, 1985. Colin (no shirt), Juana, John, Luke, Dylan, Mike Kimmel, Heather Wolf, Kay Shepard. Nobody looks happy. (& slides)
- 8. John and Juana wedding, Friday Sept. 13, 1985. A whole 'nother set of pictures. Who took these--I imagine Karen Krause also. Start: Luke and JTN throwing tennis ball at barn door, Mike watching. Kay Shepard, Juana, Phyllis Thompson and hubby Basil. Drive to Carson. My truck full of people getting stuck in mud. Pushing truck out, me giving orders. Luke attaching tow chain. Everyone gathered around the truck. Dylan, Colin, Mike, Kay, Luke, Jackie Nichols, Andrés, the two "ministers." (19 slides)
- 9. John and Juana wedding, Friday Sept. 13, 1985. Gifts in kitchen. Garden follies. Shot of everyone walking on mesa. Then, in kitchen: Kay Shepard, Mangus (dog), Juana, food, Fantasy (cat). In the garden: JTN chases Juana. (19 slides)
- 10. John and Juana wedding, Sept. 1985. John and Juana in garden, goofing off. JTN poses with squash as testicles. John and Juana and Mike take trip to town to buy flowers. (18 slides)
- 11. Annual Big Arsenic Fishing Contest, Oct. 1, 1985. Doug Terry, JTN, Mike Kimmel. Pictures of we 3 at Arsenic trailhead. Photos of river way below. Our return at night to Welcome Home sign. Photos by Karen Krause. (19 slides)
- 12. Annual Anal Arsenic Banquet, Oct. 1, 1985. Measuring fish in kitchen. Wonderful pictures of us in kitchen taking out and measuring our fish to see who won. Mike, Doug Terry, JTN, Juanita. Lots of laughing. They attack me when I pull out a lunker! Very funny. Photos by Karen Krause. (20 slides) Included is my written diary of our fishing contest.
- 13. Annual Anal Arsenic Banquet, Oct. 1, 1985. Juana and her man holding up winning fish. Dinner of dove breasts; John, Mike, Doug, Juana. Photos by Karen Krause. (6 slides)
Dates
- September 1985
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
ACTUAL DATE OF WEDDING WAS FRIDAY, SEPT. 13, 1985. THIRTEEN SLEEVES. We got married out at my land (160 acres purchased in 1978) in Carson. Attending were: Juana's sons, Dylan and Colin Dow; Juana's stepkids, Lance and Heather Wolf. My dad and his wife, Jackie. My kids, Luke and Tania Nichols. Andrés Martínez and his friend. A mail-order "alternative minister" and her pal who hadda be there to sign the marriage license. Juana's poet pal Phyllis Thompson and her husband, Basil. Juana's blond friend Kay Shepard from Portland, who helped set up everything. Mike Kimmel, and his wife Karen Krause (who took most of these pictures). And JTN and Juanita. Box includes pictures of Juana and me playing in our garden; dove hunting in Costilla; the actual wedding on the mesa; wedding reception next day at Mabel Dodge house in Taos; divvying up gifts afterwards; and the Annual Anal Arsenic Fishing Contest at Big Arsenic between me, Mike Kimmel, and Doug Terry on October 1, 1985.
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