WEST MESA LANDSCAPES AND STOCK PONDS, 1982-1983
File — Box: 177, slide-box: 34
Scope and Contents
- 1. Blue snow on East Mesa of Taos heading west toward High Bridge, Jan. 1982. Rabbit brush, and Taos Mt in BG. (12 slides)
- 2. Moonrise over Pueblo Peak (Taos Mt), Jan. 1982. Snowy mesa and mountains, lovely. (11 slides)
- 3. White rocks in the White Rock Gully (Cañada del Frankie), Nov. 1982. Cool images. "Mattehorn" white rock. (18 slides)
- 4. White rocks in gully near West Mesa stock pond. Nov-Dec. 1982. Some powdered in snow. (17 slides)
- 5. Ice patterns on frozen stock pond, Nov. 1982. Cracked mud in dry pond, Nov. 1982. White bleaching on mud. (18 slides)
- 6. Snowstorm on slushy West Mesa pond, Dec. 1982. Little twin bushes near the pond. (1 picture in A Fragile Beauty.) (19 slides)
- 7. Snow on slushy pond, West Mesa, Dec. 1982. Also my Dodge truck on sunny West Mesa "Rim Road," Nov. 1982. (4 slides)
- 8. Ring muhly on West Mesa, Nov-Dec. 1982. Some powdered by snow. (15 slides)
- 9. Rabbit brush on dam (lovely); "rosy finger" of Pond; ice under rabbit brush (nice); snowy pond, Nov-Dec. 1982. (20 slides)
- 10. Snowy pond. Black clouds over Tres Orejas, Dec. 1982. (4 slides)
- 11. Closeups of grasses, bones, clamshells on West Mesa, Nov-Dec. 1982. Tiny clamshells are from clam shrimp. These clamshells got me really interested in life of stock ponds. Also: Cañada del Frankie and narrow sheep trail (in snow) north of pond. (16 slides)
- 12. West Mesa stock pond full of spadefoot tadpoles, Aug. 1983. Sun glare on full pond. Tres Orejas in BG. Sunflower in FG. Tadpoles sucking for air on surface of water. Lousy pictures, but to me real interesting. (20 slides)
- 13. Spadefoot tadpoles (in daughter Tania's hands), Aug. 1983. (1 picture in A Fragile Beauty.) Full pond in Sept. 1983. Petaca Arroyo and Bradley's camp (fascinating view from top of Tres Orejas), May 1983. Some water in reservoir. (14 slides)
- 14. Black rock, blue tin pot, tiny plants on West Mesa, mostly April 1983. Cracked mud, Sunflowers and Tres Orejas. (16 slides)
- 15. Clouds over Pedernal, Tres Orejas, Cerros de Taos (Two Peaks), Taos Mt., April-May 1983. (Pictures in Sky's the Limit and LBDA.) (15 slides)
- 16. Twin Rocks Rain Puddle, Nov. 1982, Nov. 1990. (1 picture in A Fragile Beauty.) (19 slides)
- 17. Twin Rocks Rain Puddle, Nov. 1982, Jan. 1985. In 2 sunny pics water is frozen. (14 slides)
- 18. Twin Rocks Rain Puddle, Nov-Dec. 1982. Some pics in snow. (15 slides)
- 19. Twin Rocks Rain Puddle, Nov. 1982, April 1983. Glare of sun on water. Wingèd skull in Rain Puddle gully (the Cañada del Frankie). (1 photo of wingéd skull in On The Mesa.) (15 slides)
Dates
- 1982-1983
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
19 SLEEVES. Snowy mesa and moonrise, white rocks gully, frozen ponds, snowstorm on slushy pond, ring muhly, closeups of grasses, rocks, spadefoot tadpoles, twin rocks rain puddle. The Twin Rocks puddle is northwest of a stock pond and in the Cañada del Frankie.
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