Rio Grande Historical Collections Photographs, 1885-1930
Date
1903
Decade
1900s
Subject (LCSH)
Athletes
Women--Societies and clubs
Basketball teams
Basketball
College students
Historical context
The Hagerty Family Photograph Collection contains 16 mounted photographs, the bulk of which are portraits of collegiate sports teams affiliated with the New Mexico College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts in its early years. In addition, the collection contains scenic images of downtown Las Cruces, Dripping Springs, and the Organ Mountains. The collection spans roughly the years 1895-1910. Clarence T. Hagerty was a popular professor of mathematics and astronomy, and active faculty member of the college, between 1891 and 1925
Provenance
Hagerty family
Extent
Size original: 6 x 8 in.
Size of mounting: 9 x 11 in.
Notes
A standing group of (6) women wearing black dresses with large letters "A" and "C" on each side of collars, and a man in white stand behind a building in an open field surrounded with trees. In the first row a woman holds a basketball with ''Champions AC NM 03 - 04'' engraved
Note on recto: 1903 + 1904
Note on verso: Jn. Geo. Miller [John George Miller]
Digital publisher
New Mexico State University Library
Source
NMSU Library Archives and Special Collections
Source collection name: Hagerty Family Photograph Collection, 1895-1910