Southwest Locations, 1965-1999
File — Box: 4, Folder: 2-7
Scope and Content
From the Collection:
The Hugh Mitchell Jr. Pictorial Collection contains mostly aerial photographs of Albuquerque and surrounding towns and suburbs in New Mexico, as well as Arizona and Colorado. Aerial photos are of businesses, cityscapes, landscapes, agriculture, farms, various ranches (Burris, Broome, Parker, Bryan, Sais, Rainwater), rivers, airports, prisons, schools, residential neighborhoods and houses, power plants, the Sandia Mountains, train wrecks etc. There are also slides of ruins (Abo, Quarai, and Gran Quivira), Holloman Air Force Base, White Sands, petroglyphs, Albuquerque attractions, murals, museums, pueblos, Bandelier National Monument, Old Town, Sandia Tram, the Grand Canyon, etc. Also included are portraits of the Burris family who were well-known New Mexico ranchers. Most photographs are black & white 8 x 10 prints. There are some color photos and some smaller and larger prints, with the largest being 16 x 20 mostly color prints. Some of the towns featured are Belen, Los Lunas, Albuquerque, Phoenix, Isleta, Elephant Butte, Alamogordo, Silver City, Socorro, Truth or Consequences, San Antonio, San Acacio, Santa Fe, Flagstaff, Sedona, Bisbee, Colorado Springs, etc. A labeling system beginning in a series of letters and ending in numbers and dashes appear on the back of many photos and appears to be a location tracking system used in aerial photography.
Dates
- 1965-1999
Access Restrictions
The collection is available for research.
Extent
From the Collection: 2973 items (5 boxes) : 2973 photographic prints and film transparencies
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
General
Slides arranged in order with original labels at the beginning of each section.
Folder contents:
Folder 2: Maya Exhibit, Albuquerque Museum; Petroglyph Park; Acoma Pueblo; Murals in Albuquerque; Air force base; Sunset photos; Nogal Lake; Mescalero Church; Ski Lodge at Sierra Blanca; Quarai; Abo Mission; Gran Quivira; Pueblo Blanco ruins; Isleta Church; Shidoni Foundry, Santa Fe.
Folder 3: Old Town; Bio Park; Tram ride and Sandia crest; New Mexico Museum of Natural History; Sandias; Northeast New Mexico; "modern" Albuquerque; Albuquerque Museum; Heard Museum; Indian Pueblo Cultural Center; University of Albuquerque.
Folder 4: Cochiti Lake; Chimayo; East Mountains; Green River Airport, Utah; Albuquerque Airport; White Sands; Alamogordo Park; 3 Rivers; Jicarilla Mountains; Halloman; Sunsets; Bandelier Museum and Site; Sedona and Flagstaff; Wupatki Ruin; Red Rock Pass; Provo; Parker Range; Rock Motel; Canyonlands; Lake Powell; Comb Ridge; Grand Canyon.
Folder 6: Sedona and Flagstaff - San Francisco Peaks; Airport Mesa; Lake Mary; Powwow. Utah - Hovenweap; Four Corners; Homolovi; Petrified Forest; La Posada. Mission San Javier del Bac. Arizona - Bisbee; Sierra Vista; Creek Canyon; Hotel Connor; Zukoski's house. Colorado Springs - houses; Cheyenne Mountains; church. Great Sand Dunes. Colorado - Rico; Durango; Victor; Cripple Creek; Veta Pass; Silverton.
Folder 6: Hubbell House; Mesa Verde; Chaco Canyon; Faja Butte; Animals at Albuquerque Zoo; Ghost Ranch Zoo; Gila River; Coronado State Park; Moab; Carlsbad; Canyon de Chelly; Lake Powell; Pecos; Jerome, Tuscon, and Phoenix, Arizona; Tuzigoot; Tonto National Bridge; Canyon Lake.
Folder 7: Amerind Museum; Desert Museum; Nunn Family; Julian Moody; Hawker Pruitt; Tinnin; Fuller Residence; West Mesa; Vermillion Cliffs; Dinosaur tracks in Moenave; Hopi Reservation; Devil's Tower; Northeast Wyoming; Twin Spanish Peaks; Durango; Carson Museum; Near Gallup; Cliff Palace; San Ildefonso Pueblo; Governors Palace and oldest house, Santa Fe; Los Pinos Mountains; Santa Fe Railroad; Belen Library; Casey Luna's Golf Course; Sand Canyon; Burris Ranch.
Folder contents:
Folder 2: Maya Exhibit, Albuquerque Museum; Petroglyph Park; Acoma Pueblo; Murals in Albuquerque; Air force base; Sunset photos; Nogal Lake; Mescalero Church; Ski Lodge at Sierra Blanca; Quarai; Abo Mission; Gran Quivira; Pueblo Blanco ruins; Isleta Church; Shidoni Foundry, Santa Fe.
Folder 3: Old Town; Bio Park; Tram ride and Sandia crest; New Mexico Museum of Natural History; Sandias; Northeast New Mexico; "modern" Albuquerque; Albuquerque Museum; Heard Museum; Indian Pueblo Cultural Center; University of Albuquerque.
Folder 4: Cochiti Lake; Chimayo; East Mountains; Green River Airport, Utah; Albuquerque Airport; White Sands; Alamogordo Park; 3 Rivers; Jicarilla Mountains; Halloman; Sunsets; Bandelier Museum and Site; Sedona and Flagstaff; Wupatki Ruin; Red Rock Pass; Provo; Parker Range; Rock Motel; Canyonlands; Lake Powell; Comb Ridge; Grand Canyon.
Folder 6: Sedona and Flagstaff - San Francisco Peaks; Airport Mesa; Lake Mary; Powwow. Utah - Hovenweap; Four Corners; Homolovi; Petrified Forest; La Posada. Mission San Javier del Bac. Arizona - Bisbee; Sierra Vista; Creek Canyon; Hotel Connor; Zukoski's house. Colorado Springs - houses; Cheyenne Mountains; church. Great Sand Dunes. Colorado - Rico; Durango; Victor; Cripple Creek; Veta Pass; Silverton.
Folder 6: Hubbell House; Mesa Verde; Chaco Canyon; Faja Butte; Animals at Albuquerque Zoo; Ghost Ranch Zoo; Gila River; Coronado State Park; Moab; Carlsbad; Canyon de Chelly; Lake Powell; Pecos; Jerome, Tuscon, and Phoenix, Arizona; Tuzigoot; Tonto National Bridge; Canyon Lake.
Folder 7: Amerind Museum; Desert Museum; Nunn Family; Julian Moody; Hawker Pruitt; Tinnin; Fuller Residence; West Mesa; Vermillion Cliffs; Dinosaur tracks in Moenave; Hopi Reservation; Devil's Tower; Northeast Wyoming; Twin Spanish Peaks; Durango; Carson Museum; Near Gallup; Cliff Palace; San Ildefonso Pueblo; Governors Palace and oldest house, Santa Fe; Los Pinos Mountains; Santa Fe Railroad; Belen Library; Casey Luna's Golf Course; Sand Canyon; Burris Ranch.
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