Bolles, Laurens C., 1890-1971.

Laurens C. Bolles was an engineer, conservationist and writer. He was born in Denison, Iowa, 1890, and died in Albuquerque, New Mexico, 1971. Bolles had a long career as civil engineer, farmer and conservationist throughout the Great Plains and the Southwest. He moved to New Mexico in 1935 where he worked for the Soil Conservation Service until 1959. After retiring, he supervised landscaping at the State Fair for six years and conducted a non-profit radio program entitled, "Lets Save Nature."

From the guide to the Laurens C. Bolles Photograph Collection, 1930-1962, (University of New Mexico, Center for Southwest Research)

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