White Sands National Monument
Photographer
New Mexico State Tourist Bureau
(active 20th century)
Photographer
Barnes & Caplin
Dateca. 1950
Mediumgelatin silver print
Dimensions7 5/8 × 9 7/16 in. (19.3 × 24 cm)
ClassificationsPhotography
Credit LineAlbuquerque Museum, gift of John Airy
Object numberPA1982.181.803
DescriptionA woman and a child stand on the dunes in White Sands National Monument near Alamogordo, New Mexico. They are looking toward the mountains in the background and they are wearing Western outifits.A typed caption on the back of the photograph reads, "A view of the White Sands in southern New Mexico. The great natural wonder covers 270 square miles. A portion of the Sands have been set aside as a National Monument. The great dunes are almost 100% pure gypsum and resemble granulated sugar. White Sands National Monument is located about 18 miles southwest of Alamogrodo, New Mexico, on U.S. Highway 70."
On View
Not on viewTerms
ca. 1950
