Microfiche copies
File — Box: 1A
Scope and Content
From the Collection:
Collection consists primarily of photographs (cyanotype prints) documenting the construction in 1881-1883 of the Atlantic & Pacific Railway, from Albuquerque, through Arizona, to Needles, Calif. In addition to scenes of railroad construction that include bridges, tracks, and campsites, there are many photographs shot in Albuquerque and the surrounding mountains, a number of these include picnics and outings. There are also many photographs of Native Americans and pueblos located along the railway. Other photographs (albumen prints) are of various New Mexican towns and pueblos, and landscapes and Indian ruins in Arizona. One folder of photographs contains cyanotype prints related to the building of the Mexico Central Railway between Juarez and Mexico City. Among these are railway bridges and yards, the meeting of the rail heads from the line's northern and southern extermities, as well of views of Chihuahua and Chapultepec Park in Mexico City.
Various photographers created these images. Some of them were George C. Bennett of Bennett and Brown Studio in Santa Fe, W. Cal Brown Studio in Albuquerque, F. E. Evans Studio in East Las Vegas, John K. Hillers, W. H. Jackson, and Charles Willis (Sandy) Sanders a photographer for Atlantic and Pacific Railway.
Various photographers created these images. Some of them were George C. Bennett of Bennett and Brown Studio in Santa Fe, W. Cal Brown Studio in Albuquerque, F. E. Evans Studio in East Las Vegas, John K. Hillers, W. H. Jackson, and Charles Willis (Sandy) Sanders a photographer for Atlantic and Pacific Railway.
Dates
- 1880-1885
Access Restrictions
The collection is open for research.
Extent
From the Collection: 235 plus items (3 boxes) : 3 albums containing 235 cyanotype and albumen prints, loose photographic prints, and microfiche
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Creator
- From the Collection: Wroth, James S (James Stewart), 1885- (Person)
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
cswrref@unm.edu
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
cswrref@unm.edu