Rio Grande Historical Collections Photographs, 1885-1930
Decade
1920s
Subject (LCSH)
Irrigation canals and flumes
Men
Swimming
Cattle pens
Barns
Horses
Cows
Historical context
The George Miller Photograph Albums collection includes 210 photographs dating from circa 1920-1930s. Most of the photographs are mounted in two small albums. An additional fifteen sepia, black and white prints complement the albums. The images capture college experiences of a former student, George Miller, and his fellow undergraduates at the New Mexico College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts. These include sports, military training, trips to the Organ Mountains, dormitory life, and various social activities
Provenance
Geronimo Springs Museum
Donor: Laumbach, Karl
Extent
Album 1: 54 pages
Size of mounting: 6.5 x 11.1875 in.
Notes
Two men standing on a plank of wood running across an irrigation ditch. Man jumping into water filled ditch. Barn and livestock pins with cows and horses
Note on recto: "51C"
Note on recto: "44C"
Note on recto: "43C"
Note on recto: "52C"
Note on recto: "50C"
Digital publisher
New Mexico State University Library
Source
NMSU Library Archives and Special Collections
Source collection name: George Miller Photograph Albums, 1920-1930s