Taos and Valencia Counties, New Mexico/Colorado, undated
File — Box: 1, Folder: 8
Scope and Content
From the Collection:
The collection contain photographs compiled by University of New Mexico professor José A. Rivera while researching two separate projects. The photographs from the first project document mutual aid societies. The photographs from the second project document the history, maintenance, usage, and social impact of agricultural irrigation systems in the Southwest.
The 2017 addition builds on these projects with photographs gathered for the publication La Sociedad: Guardians of Hispanic culture along the Río Grande focusing on the Sociedad Proteccion Mutua de Trabajadores Unidos (SPMDTU; also, Society for the Mutual Protection of United Workers.) This accession also includes a set of digital photographs about acequias in New Mexico, arranged by place and theme. The second addition includes images of acequias, irrigation, and water management systems in New Mexico; in Missions in Texas, Arizona, and California; and photographs from Mexico, Peru, Spain, and the Phillipines. Often Rivera would travel with two cameras, one loaded with slide film and a second with print film. Thus, for most sites, there is a near correspondence between prints and slides.
The 2017 addition builds on these projects with photographs gathered for the publication La Sociedad: Guardians of Hispanic culture along the Río Grande focusing on the Sociedad Proteccion Mutua de Trabajadores Unidos (SPMDTU; also, Society for the Mutual Protection of United Workers.) This accession also includes a set of digital photographs about acequias in New Mexico, arranged by place and theme. The second addition includes images of acequias, irrigation, and water management systems in New Mexico; in Missions in Texas, Arizona, and California; and photographs from Mexico, Peru, Spain, and the Phillipines. Often Rivera would travel with two cameras, one loaded with slide film and a second with print film. Thus, for most sites, there is a near correspondence between prints and slides.
Dates
- undated
Access Restrictions
The collection is open for research.
Extent
From the Collection: 5100 items (5 boxes) : 1180 photographic prints, 2300 slides, 1586 digital image files
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
From the Collection: Spanish; Castilian
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