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Frontier and pioneer life -- Pictorial works

 Subject
Subject Source: Unspecified ingested source

Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:

Atlantic and Pacific Railway Photograph Collection

 Collection
Identifier: PICT 000-083
Abstract

Collection consists primarily of photographs (cyanotype prints) documenting the construction in 1881-1883 of the Atlantic and Pacific Railway, from Albuquerque, through Arizona, to Needles, Calif. In addition to scenes of railroad construction that include bridges, tracks, and campsites, there are many photographs shot in Albuquerque and the surrounding mountains, a number of these include picnics and outings.

Dates: 1880-1885

Henry A. Schmidt Photograph Collection

 Collection
Identifier: PICT 000-179
Abstract

The Henry A. Schmidt Collection consists of glass plate negatives of people and landscapes made by Schmidt in and around the southwestern New Mexican mining town of Chloride.

Dates: 1887-1967

Maxwell Land Grant Company Photograph Collection

 Collection
Identifier: PICT000-147
Abstract

Collection consists of images related to the Maxwell Land Grant in Colfax County, New Mexico.

Dates: 1870-1920