HOLINESS OF WATER, PART TWO, 1991
File — Box: 179, slide-box: 42
Scope and Contents
- 1. White clouds over perfectly oval pond, April 1991. Nice photos. (19 slides)
- 2. Clouds over same oval West Mesa pond, April 1991. Little white rock in FG. Big black clouds in some pics. (16 slides)
- 3. Clouds over same oval West Mesa pond, April 1991. Big black clouds in sequence from previous sleeve. (16 slides)
- 4. Same oval pond as previous 3 sleeves with stormy gray clouds over it, May 1991. (16 slides)
- 5. Same oval pond as previous 4 sleeves with turbulent clouds over it, May 1991. (20 slides)
- 6. Same oval pond as previous 5 sleeves, May 1991. Dramatic clouds on different days. (12 slides)
- 7. Same oval pond as previous 6 sleeves, wind rippling water, May 1991. All shots show half pond full of water, "lake" looks huge. (19 slides)
- 8. Same oval pond as previous 7 sleeves, wind rippling water, May 1991. All shots show half pond full of water, making "lake" look huge. (20 slides)
- 9. Same oval pond as previous 8 sleeves, sun glare on wind ripples, May 1991. All shots show half pond full of water, therefore "lake" looks huge. (15 slides)
- 10. Same oval pond as previous 9 sleeves, thin sunset cloud over little pond, May 1991. (19 slides)
- 11. Same oval little pond as previous 10 sleeves, thin sunset cloud over pond, May-July 1991. (14 slides)
- 12. Cattle drinking at West Mesa pond, Aug. 1991. (20 slides)
- 13. Same oval pond as sleeves 1-11, May 1991. Peaceful, no clouds, wind rippled water. (14 slides)
- 14. West Mesa stock pond and cattle water tank, Aug. 1991. Magnificent white clouds overhead. Picuris Peak in BG. (17 slides)
- 15. Same oval pond as most previous sleeves, but distant view. Road through sage and snakeweed; anthill; narrow sheep path. Also: Amazing and INCREDIBLE closeup of robber fly! (Barf.) (19 slides)
- 16. Road from Carson to Taos Junction Bridge, Picuris Peak in BG, Aug. 1991. Big white atomic clouds. (11 slides)
- 17. West Mesa stock pond overflowing, April 1991. Actually, this page is all muddy water in the Twin Rocks Rain Gully (Cañada del Frankie). Juanita beside the "river." (19 slides)
- 18. West Mesa pond overflowing into Cañada del Frankie, March 1991. Pond is slushy frozen. Rarely does mesa (or a stock pond) get this much water. And this is only time I've seen a pond so full it overflowed. Probably from snowmelt. Very unusual. (18 slides)
- 19. West Mesa pond overflowing around dam and into Cañada del Frankie, April 1991. (7 slides)
- 20. Full moon above frozen West Mesa pond, Dec. 1990. Moon reflected on the ice. (19 slides)
- 21. Moonrise above frozen West Mesa pond, Dec. 1990. Moon reflected better on the ice. (9 slides)
- 22. North end of West Mesa pond at twilight, Nov. 1990. Very quiet, no clouds. (14 slides)
- 23. Oval West Mesa pond from sleeves 1-11 frozen and unfrozen, Dec. 1990. White rocks in foreground. (12 slides)
Dates
- 1991
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
MOSTLY APRIL-MAY 1991. BUT ALSO AUGUST, WINTER, 1991. 23 SLEEVES. Many photos of little oval pond. Sun glare on black rippling water. Cattle drinking at a pond. Dramatic atomic bomb clouds. Full pond overflowing into a gully, the Cañada del Frankie. Full moon over frozen pond. And many other pictures of these little puddles of water on a treeless sagebrush plain.
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