Miguel Otero
File — Box: 5, Folder: 37
Scope and Content
From the Collection:
Photograph collection consists of pictures of the Stinson and Otero families and pictures related to aviation and to World Wars I and II. Of special interest are fair performances by Katherine Stinson-Otero and other pilots (stunt flying, skywriting, night flights) and by automobile race drivers; early scenes of cadets, officers, and buildings at New Mexico Military Institute, photos of Katherine Stinson-Otero's trip to the Orient, Katherine Stinson-Otero and Miguel Otero, Jr. in Europe during wartime, patients and buildings of the New Mexico sanatorium where Katherine Stinson-Otero was treated, and photographs of President Taft signing legislation granting statehood to New Mexico and Arizona in 1912. An unidentified daguerreotype portrait of a woman and child (possibly members of the Otero family) is located in folder 58. Oversize graphic materials include: posters of flying exhibitions in which Katherine Stinson-Otero was a participant, drawings by and of Katherine Stinson-Otero (self-portraits and portraits of her mother), and a portrait on silk of a youthful Katherine Stinson-Otero. There is also a published set of prints entitled "The Early Birds," by Charles H. Hubell of pilots (including Katherine Stinson-Otero) flying solo flights prior to 1916.
Also included is the Jack Specht photograph album, a later accession. It contains about forty images related to Katherine and Marjorie, their family, and aviation. The remaining photographs record images from around the San Antonio area including one of a race car accident, an image of a vehicle driving through the Guadeloupe River, Mission San Jose, and a few aerial cityscapes of San Antonio. There is also a copy of the Wichita Falls Times published in Witchita Falls, Texas on June 9, 1963 containing a cover feature story on Jack Specht entitled “Wichitan Was Pioneer Aerial Photographer.” This story documents the relationship Specht had with the Stinson sisters.
There are also Japanese postcards (most of which have been translated) detailing Katherine's visit to Japan.
Other items of interest include work by Laura Gilpin, images of Elfego Baca, Bronson Cutting, and Mary E. Dissette.
Also included is the Jack Specht photograph album, a later accession. It contains about forty images related to Katherine and Marjorie, their family, and aviation. The remaining photographs record images from around the San Antonio area including one of a race car accident, an image of a vehicle driving through the Guadeloupe River, Mission San Jose, and a few aerial cityscapes of San Antonio. There is also a copy of the Wichita Falls Times published in Witchita Falls, Texas on June 9, 1963 containing a cover feature story on Jack Specht entitled “Wichitan Was Pioneer Aerial Photographer.” This story documents the relationship Specht had with the Stinson sisters.
There are also Japanese postcards (most of which have been translated) detailing Katherine's visit to Japan.
Other items of interest include work by Laura Gilpin, images of Elfego Baca, Bronson Cutting, and Mary E. Dissette.
Dates
- 1850-1969
Access Restrictions
The collection is open for research.
Extent
From the Collection: 2874 plus items (16 boxes, 1 oversize folder) : 2810 photographic prints, 1 daguerreotype, 6 albums, 5 posters, 11 glass plate negatives, 41 postcards, prints, drawings, newspaper
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Creator
- From the Collection: Stinson, Katherine, 1891-1977 (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