Maxwell's Ranch, New Mexico
Rating
Title
Maxwell's Ranch , New Mexico
Creator
Unknown
Date
ca. 1864-1867
Decade
1860-1869
Part Of
Maxwell's Ranch, New Mexico
Place
New Mexico
Description
Landscape photograph of Maxwell's Ranch including several buildings and river , Cimarron , New Mexico . According to Lucien B . Maxwell's epitaph , 'A native of Kaskaskia , Ill. , a fur trader and trapper who by industry , good fortune and trading became the sole owner in 1864 of the largest tract of land owned by any one individual in the United States . Maxwell founded the First National Bank of Santa Fe , New Mexico and invested $250,000 to help build the Texas-Pacific Railroad. ' Source : Stanley , F . The Grant that Maxwell Bought , p . 33 .
Related Resources
MARC record : http://libcat.smu.edu/vwebv/holdingsInfo?bibId=1856438
Keywords
U.S . West ; ranches ; buildings ; rivers ; Lucien B . Maxwell
Physical Description
1 photographic print : albumen ; 14 x 20 cm . on 20 x 25.5 cm . mount
Form/Genre
Photographs Photographic prints Albumen prints
Digital Resource Type
Image
Digitization Date
Digitized: 2012
Digital Format
Displayed as .jp2; uploaded as .jpg
Archival File Resolution
Archival scan: 6128 w x 4932 h pixels, 48-bit RGB
Digitization Process
Digitization process: Scanned using an Epson 750 as 600 ppi, 48-bit RGB .tif; service master cropped and exposure adjusted; derivative resampled as 3000 w pixels, 24-bit .jpg.
Call Number
ag1999.1282
Upload File Name
ag1999_1282_sm_opt.jpg
Archival File Name(s)
ag1999_1282.tif ; ag1999_1282_sm.tif
Digital Collection
U.S. West: Photographs, Manuscripts, and Imprints
Library
DeGolyer Library
Publisher
Central University Libraries , Southern Methodist University
Rights
Please cite DeGolyer Library , Southern Methodist University when using this file . A high-quality version of this file may be obtained for a fee by contacting degolyer@smu.edu .
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