Lamy, N.M., undated
File — Box: 3, Folder: 8
Scope and Content
From the Collection:
This collection consists of pictorial works depicting specific places, towns, buildings, people and events of New Mexico (with the exception of any photographs related to Albuquerque or Santa Fe, which are housed in the Albuquerque Photograph Collection and the Santa Fe Photograph collection, respectively.) Many photographs show cityscapes, urban scenes or natural landscapes. However, many of the photographs also document specific events or particular sites of interest.
These works include several images documenting the testing of atomic and nuclear bombs in New Mexico, as well as the effect of radiation and nuclear waste on the landscape (see images filed under Alamogordo, Church Rock, Los Alamos, Roswell and White Sands.) Additionally, a few images reveal the growth of the railroad system in New Mexico during the late nineteenth and early twentieth century (see images filed under Aztec and Sacramento Mountains). There are several images of mining and drilling in New Mexico, including photographs filed in the Hobbs, Bonanza City, Lordsburg, and Santa Rita folders. Several folders include striking images of traditional pueblo adobe architecture, including Taos, San Ildefonso, and Laguna Pueblo. In addition, one image documents a Nazi prisoner of war internment camp located in Fort Stanton, and the collection also includes photographs related to the raid of Columbus in 1916, Charles Lindbergh’s visit to Hobbs, and the museum and tourism surrounding the legendary Billy the Kid in Fort Sumner. Other items of particular interest are several photographs depicting tuberculosis sanatoriums in Silver City, as well as the gravesite of Padre Martinez in Taos. There are also several press photos of a Broadway theater production titled Kit Carson, filed in the large drawers.
These works include several images documenting the testing of atomic and nuclear bombs in New Mexico, as well as the effect of radiation and nuclear waste on the landscape (see images filed under Alamogordo, Church Rock, Los Alamos, Roswell and White Sands.) Additionally, a few images reveal the growth of the railroad system in New Mexico during the late nineteenth and early twentieth century (see images filed under Aztec and Sacramento Mountains). There are several images of mining and drilling in New Mexico, including photographs filed in the Hobbs, Bonanza City, Lordsburg, and Santa Rita folders. Several folders include striking images of traditional pueblo adobe architecture, including Taos, San Ildefonso, and Laguna Pueblo. In addition, one image documents a Nazi prisoner of war internment camp located in Fort Stanton, and the collection also includes photographs related to the raid of Columbus in 1916, Charles Lindbergh’s visit to Hobbs, and the museum and tourism surrounding the legendary Billy the Kid in Fort Sumner. Other items of particular interest are several photographs depicting tuberculosis sanatoriums in Silver City, as well as the gravesite of Padre Martinez in Taos. There are also several press photos of a Broadway theater production titled Kit Carson, filed in the large drawers.
Dates
- undated
Access Restrictions
The collection is open for research.
Extent
From the Collection: 355 items (8 boxes) : 337 prints, 25 slides
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
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