Harvest in Chamita

Dateca. 1950

Mediumgelatin silver print

Dimensions7 3/8 × 9 5/8 in. (18.8 × 24.4 cm)

ClassificationsPhotography

Credit LineAlbuquerque Museum, gift of John Airy

Object numberPA1982.181.814

DescriptionA woman, man, and four children work in the yard of a home in Chamita, New Mexico. Chile ristras hang from the roofline of the house and on a washline in the foreground. The man sits on a wooden bench covered with chiles, melons, and squash. The woman pours a bucket of water from a well. A very young child stands beside the man and looks at the produce on the bench.
A typed caption on the back of the photograph reads, "Chili, melons and squash -- these mean harvest time in the little Spanish-American village in new Meixco's Rio Grande Valley. Here is a Spanish-American family preparing the crops for winter sotrage. The bright red strings of chili in the background give a spectacular touch of color to New Mexico's countryside in autumn. This photo was taken at Chamita, one of the olest settlements in New Mexico, 30 miles north of Santa Fe."

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