Rio Grande Historical Collections Photographs, 1885-1930
Date
1920-06
Decade
1920s
Subject (LCSH)
Mesilla (N.M.)
Swimmers
Swimming
Alluvial rivers
Dams
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
Swimming day at Mesilla Dam in the Rio Grande River
Note on recto: "74C, June 1920 Mesilla Dam"
Note on recto: "72C"
Note on recto: "75C"
Note on recto: "73C"
Digital publisher
New Mexico State University Library
Source
NMSU Library Archives and Special Collections
Source collection name: George Miller Photograph Albums, 1920-1930s