WEST MESA LANDSCAPES AND A FEW STOCK PONDS, 1984
File — Box: 177, slide-box: 35
Scope and Contents
- 1. Rattlesnake; clouds over Taos Mts.; Aug-Sept. 1984. Rattler is near Twin Rocks Rain Puddle. Clouds are spectacular. Also lone winterfat on mesa (from Sky's the Limit). (5 slides)
- 2. Rabbit brush near Cañada del Frankie and West Mesa pond, Oct. 1984. (Great photos, in sunshine, one used in A Fragile Beauty.) (16 slides)
- 3. Pink clouds over West Mesa pond, Oct. 1984. Tres Orejas in BG. (8 slides)
- 4. Mushroom cloud over full pond, Sept. 1984. Big grey clouds over Taos mountains, Sept. 1984. Explosive. (17 slides)
- 5. White patterns on rocks near stock pond, Sept. 1984. Bottom of dry pond, Sept-Oct. 1984. Igneous white "paint job" on one rock. Interesting "Modern art." Tiny yellow flowers in dry mud, also a dung beetle. (20 slides)
- 6. Small white rock in various settings, Sept. 1984. (13 slides)
- 7. Snakeweed and grasses on West Mesa. Aug-Nov. 1984. Mesa covered by yellow snakeweed. (1 picture in A Fragile Beauty.) Winterfat at bottom of the page. (1 picture in The Sky's the Limit.) (19 slides)
- 8. Big white/gray clouds over West Mesa, Aug-Oct. 1984. Very dramatic. (15 slides)
- 9. Closeups of ring muhly, tiny tumbleeds, water and plants in West Mesa gully, Sept-Oct. 1984. Sunny "afro" ring muhly--and tumbleweeds--are very "cute." (18 slides)
- 10. Small puddles, cracked mud, grasses and bird tracks in mud of West Mesa pond, Aug-Nov. 1984. Minutia can be interesting. (Sometimes...though not here.) (20 slides)
- 11. Rocks and grasses near West Mesa pond, mostly Nov. 1984. Shiny black rocks, russet grasses, dead sheep moth in water. (12 slides)
- 12. Various clouds on West Mesa, Aug-Sept-Oct. 1984. Moody sunsets, some are pretty. Most are telephoto. Tres Orejas mountain. (19 slides)
- 13. A few stock pond shots, phalaropes in one pond, Aug-Sept. 1984. Foam along shore of pond. (9 slides)
- 14. Full pond with Tres Orejas or Cerros de Taos in BG. Blue pond...and sun glare, Aug-Sept. 1984. Moody and quiet, Tres Orejas in BG. (19 slides)
- 15. More underexposed sun glare on West Mesa pond, Aug. 1984. (2 slides)
- 16. White rocks; rainbow; "flashlight" sun reflection on pond water; "coyote" skull (pictured in On The Mesa and A Fragile Beauty). (Q. Is it really a coyote skull, or just a dog skull?) Aug-Sept-Oct. 1984. (18 slides)
- 17. Rainbow on West Mesa, continued. Sept. 1984. (1 picture in A Fragile Beauty.) (6 slides)
- 18. Random shots of West Mesa, some with snow, Sept-Oct-Nov. 1984. Moon over Taos foothills; lovely snow in sage; winterfat with Taos Mt. in BG (photo in Sky's the Limit); and empty pond. (18 slides)
- 19. Grasses, stock pond, road to my land in Carson, Aug-Sept-Oct. 1984. 1 nice, sunny photo of road to my Carson land located below old stone schoolhouse. (20 slides)
Dates
- 1984
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. Rattlesnake, Cañada del Frankie, dramatic clouds galore, white rocks and grasses, massive snakeweed across mesa, tumbleweeds, gramma grass, rainbows, moonrise. Road to my land in carson. This box is kind of a pot-pourri of mesa shots.
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