White Sands National Monument
Photographer
New Mexico State Tourist Bureau
(active 20th century)
Dateca. 1950
Mediumgelatin silver print
Dimensions7 1/2 × 9 1/4 in. (19 × 23.5 cm)
ClassificationsPhotography
Credit LineAlbuquerque Museum, gift of John Airy
Object numberPA1982.181.811
DescriptionA person lays on the slope of a sand dune at White Sands National Monument near Alamogordo, New Mexico. There are dunes in the background toward the mountains. There are long shadows on the dunes.A typed caption on the back of the photograph reads, "A view of the White Sands at sunset. This great natural wonder covers 270 square miles. A portion of the Sands has been set aside as a National Monument. The great dunes are almost 100% pure gypsum an dresemble granulated sugar. The Sands are located about 19 miles west of Alamogordo, New Mexico, on U.S. Highway 70."
On View
Not on viewTerms
ca. 1950
