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Millet grown on virgin soil under irrigation, Fort Sumner, New Mexico

Predominantly agricultural scenes depicted on these postcards consistently present southern New Mexico as a land of opportunity and prosperity

Information

Series
Crops
Collection name
Nancy Tucker Postcard Collection, 1898-1959
Date
[1900-1935]
Photographer
Fort Sumner Commercial Club
Subject (LCSH)
Irrigation farming
Farm produce
Field crops
New Mexico
Provenance
Nancy Tucker's donation in 2005
Physical description
Color standard postcard
Extent
Size original: 3.5 x 5.5 in.
Notes
Note on recto: Millet Grown on Virgin Soil Under Irrigation, Fort Sumner, N. M.
Digital publisher
New Mexico State University Library
Source
NMSU Library Archives and Special Collections
Unit
Rio Grande Historical Collections
Language
English
Type
Still Image
Format
application/pdf
Medium (AAT)
color prints (prints)
Genre (AAT)
picture postcards
Access rights
Open to re-use
Metadata cataloger
Duke, Emily
Glowacka-Musial, Monika
Digital identifier
RG2005_028_167.pdf

Location

Geographic coverage: City
Fort Sumner (N.M.)
Geographic coverage: County
De Baca County (N.M.)
Geographic coverage: State
New Mexico
Geographic coverage: Country
New Mexico

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