Geographical Surveys, Southwest, New, Photographs

Scope and Content This collection of work by Hiester and other photographers includes work proofs and glass wet-plate negatives but is comprised mostly of stereoscopic views of New Mexico scenes, Pueblos, and portraits of Native Americans. Many of these images have not been seen or used in the photo archives prior to the compilation of this finding aid in May of 2010, although there are some duplicates by Nicholas Brown, Melander Brothers and others.Due to the lack of accession records or inventory...