History of the Forest Service in the Southwest Photograph Collection
Collection
Identifier: PICT-000-459
Scope and Content
Photographs taken at the following National Forests in New Mexico and Arizona: Apache, Cibola, Coronado, Santa Fe, Kaibab, Lincoln, Prescott, and Tonto. Recreation facilities are pictured with families picnicing, camping, hiking, looking at exhibits. Rancho Real at Jemez Springs is pictured in both an exterior and an interior view, the latter an excellent example of a Southwestern "dude ranch" decor. Also includes: gondola ski lift in operation, deer shot by hunters, horse and trailer, camping trailers, early model automobile stuck in rocks near a stream, erosion of road beside stream and erosion protection measures taken along stream bank, trees, bulldozer and logging equipment. Prints are 20 x 25 cm and negatives are 35mm.
Dates
- 1930-1960
Access Restrictions
The collection is open for research.
Copy Restrictions
Duplication allowed for research purposes in most cases. User is responsible for all copyright compliance. Where appropriate, cite U.S. Forest Service, Southwest Region. Copyright unknown on photographs without Forest Service stamp. For more information see the Photographs and Images Research Guide and contact the Pictorial Archivist
History
The evolution of the USDA Forest Service is rooted in the General Provision Act of 1891 in which Congress authorized the President to designate particular areas of the forested public domain to be set aside as "reserves" for future use. The number and size of these reserves increased notably in 1897 when the President was authorized to establish reserves in order to protect watersheds, to preserve timber, and to provide lumber for local use. On February 1, 1905, Secretary of Agriculture James Wilson announced the transfer of the Forest Reserves to the Department of Agriculture, as authorized by Congress (H.R. 8460). In 1908, Chief Forester Gifford Pinchot appointed Arthur C. Ringland the first District Forester of the newly organized Southwestern District, or District 3. The district comprised New Mexico's 311,040 acre Pecos River Forest Reserve, established in 1892, as well as the Prescott, Gila River, and Santa Rita Forest Reserves, encompassing millions of acres. Region 3, as the Southwestern district has been known since 1930, encompasses some 21 million acres of public lands in Arizona and New Mexico. Twelve national forests make up the region. In May 1983, Intaglio, Inc. of College Station, Texas, was contracted by the USDA Forest Service to conduct research and to write a history of Region 3. Timeless heritage: a history of the Forest Service in the Southwest, authored by Robert D. Baker, Henry C. Dethloff, Robert S. Maxwell, and Victor H. Treat, was published in August 1988.
Extent
36 items (2 folders) : 27 photographic prints; 9 photo negatives
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
The collection contains photographs taken at the following National Forests in New Mexico and Arizona: Apache, Cibola, Coronado, Santa Fe, Kaibab, Lincoln, Prescott, and Tonto. Recreation facilities are pictured with families picnicing, camping, hiking, looking at exhibits.
Physical Location
B2. Small Collections box 5. Filed by Pictorial Number.
Alternate Format Available
Two photos from the History of the Forest Service in the Southwest Photograph Collection are available online via New Mexico Digital Collections.
Separated Material
Photographs were separated from the manuscript collection, History of the Forest Service in the Southwest.
- Apache National Forest (Ariz. and N.M.)
- Cibola National Forest (N.M.)
- Coronado National Forest (Ariz. and N.M.)
- Forests and Forestry -- Southwestern States
- Jemez Springs (N.M.)
- Kaibab National Forest (Ariz.)
- Lincoln National Forest (N.M.)
- Prescott National Forest (Ariz.)
- Recreation areas
- Santa Fe National Forest (N.M.)
- Title
- Finding Aid of the History of the Forest Service in the Southwest Photograph Collection, 1930-1960
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Pictorial Collections Staff
- Date
- © 2007
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid is in English
Revision Statements
- Monday, 20210524: Attribute normal is missing or blank.
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