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Central New Mexico Land Research Photographs Collection

 Collection
Identifier: PICT-2018-010

Scope and Content

Research photographs of Albuquerque, Bernalillo, and Placitas, New Mexico, as well as highway views and personal photographs.

The first series are land research images of New Mexico, including Bernalillo, Placitas, and Albuquerque, including the University of New Mexico north campus golf course area, and other unspecified locations. The sequence is comprised of 50 matte and 15 glossy photographs, and 5 aerial photographs. A few of the negatives from the printed images are from Gilbert’s Studio in Santa Fe, NM.

A series of 65 images mounted on cardboard of "Plaintiff’s Exhibition Photographs" depicting land parcels from different viewpoints, possibly highway right of way.

A final group of 30 personal photographs show unidentified people, convenience stores and town views.

Dates

  • 1950s

Language of Materials

English

Access Restrictions

The collection is open for research.

Copy Restrictions

Duplication of print and photographic material is allowed for research purposes. User is responsible for copyright compliance. For more information see the Photographs and Images Research Guide and contact the Pictorial Archivist.

History

The three groups of various land research images of central New Mexico were acquired from a single source, but provenance is undocumented.

Extent

168 items (1 box) : 168 photographs and negatives

Abstract

Research photographs of Albuquerque, Bernalillo, and Placitas, New Mexico, as well as highway views and personal photographs.

Physical Location

B2. Filed with Unprocessed Pictorial Collections.

Processing Information

Collection is unprocessed
Title
Central New Mexico Land Research Photographs Collection, 1950s
Status
Edited Full Draft
Author
CSWR staff
Date
© 2019
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