On verso: "First Agricultural College Building, Las Cruces, N. M. 1892 or 1891. Prof. H. H. Hadley first President (standing). Uncle J.R. McFie was first President, Board of Regents. This house belonged to my father J.R. De Mier. He remodeled it and we lived there. I was married there Jan. 31, 1900. Colvin was born there Jan 5, 1901. Gift of May De Mier cousin of Maude McFie '03, (Mrs. L. B. Bloom).
Historical context
Hiram Hadley, 1888-1894, was instrumental in founding Las Cruces College in 1888. When the New Mexico territorial legislature established the Agricultural College and Experiment Station in Las Cruces, in 1889, he was named president, and oversaw the opening of New Mexico College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts. Edited based on https://www.nmsu.edu/ourheritage.html
Subject (LCSH)
Universities and colleges
Educational facilities--New Mexico--Las Cruces
Subject (local)
Hadley, Hiram, 1833-1922
Provenance
Gift of May De Mier cousin of Maude McFie '03 (Mrs. L. B. Bloom)
Digital publisher
New Mexico State University Library
Access rights
Public record. No restrictions on use. See New Mexico Inspection of Public Records Act, Chapter 14, Article 2, 8th Edition, 2015
Collection
Hobson-Huntsinger University Archives Photograph Collection, 1890-1982
Source
NMSU Library Archives and Special Collections Department