New Mexico and the Southwest Photographs Collection
Scope and Contents
This is a collection of historic photographs, post cards, and stereoscopic photograph cards of New Mexico and the Southwest, circa 1880-1910. New Mexico locales include Albuquerque, Columbus, Kingston, Lake Valley, Las Vegas, Raton, Roy, San Pedro, Santa Cruz, Santa Fe, Socorro, Taos, Willard, as well as the Pueblos of Laguna, San Juan, and Taos. Santa Fe is a dominant location and photographic images of the San Miguel Chapel are prevalent. Landscapes, cityscapes, buildings, vistas, the railroad, cavalry, and cattle ranching are subjects within the collection. Post cards of Pancho Villa and the presence of photographic images by William Henry Jackson are notable.
Dates
- Creation: 1890-1910
Access Restrictions
The collection is open for research.
Copy Restrictions
Limited duplication of CSWR material is allowed for research purposes. User is responsible for compliance with all copyright, privacy, and libel laws. Permission is required for publication or distribution. For more information see the Photographs and Images Research Guide and contact the Pictorial Archivist.
Extent
88 items (1 box) : 14 postcards, 39 stereoscopic cards, 35 photographs
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
This is a collection of historic photographs, post cards, and stereoscopic photograph cards of New Mexico and the Southwest, circa 1880-1910.
Physical Location
B2. Filed by collection number.
Genre / Form
Geographic
- Mission San Miguel (Santa Fe, N.M.) -- Pictorial works
- New Mexico -- History -- Pictorial works
- Santa Fe (N.M.) -- 19th century -- Pictorial works
- Santa Fe (N.M.) -- 20th century -- Pictorial works
Topical
- Cavalry -- New Mexico -- Pictorial works
- Church buildings--New Mexico-- Santa Fe--Pictorial Works
- Indians of North America -- 19th century -- Pictorial works
- Indians of North America -- 20th century -- Pictorial works
- Landscapes--New Mexico--Pictorial works
- Postcards -- Southwest, New
- Pueblos--New Mexico--Pictorial works
- Railroads--New Mexico--Pictorial works
- Ranching --New Mexico -- Pictorial works
- Title
- Finding Aid of the Collected New Mexico and the Southwest Photographs Collection
- Status
- Completed
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the UNM Center for Southwest Research & Special Collections Repository
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