The largest artesian well in the world, on Oasis Ranch near Roswell, New Mexico

Series

Water resources

Collection name

Nancy Tucker Postcard Collection, 1898-1959

Date

[1900-1935]

Subject (LCSH)

Wells

Trees

Water

New Mexico

Provenance

Nancy Tucker's donation in 2005

Physical description

Color standard postcard

Extent

Size original: 5.5 x 3.5 in.

Notes

Note on verso: Largest Artesian Well in the World, On Oasis Ranch near Roswell, N. M., This well is more than 900 feet deep and flows 9,100 gallons of water a minute - 13,000,000 gallons in 24 hours. Like the 700 other artesian wells in the valley it is used for irrigating the farms

Recto vertical

Verso horizontal

254. 1B-H227

Original publisher

Genuine Curteich-Chicago C. T. Art-Colortone

Locally published by: J. R. Willis, Box 665, Albuquerque, New Mexico

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_384.pdf