Stowell, H. W. (Harold W.)

Harold W. Stowell at volcano cliffs near Albuquerque, New Mexico. Part of the H. W. Stowell Pictorial Collection PICT 000-505 (Box 1, Folder 1).

Stowell was a machinist who worked for the Santa Fe Railroad and lived in Albuquerque. In addition to his vocation he was an amateur photographer, free lance writer, motorcyclist and inventor. Some of his mechanics related articles were published in trade journals and a few of his travel articles were published in New Mexico Magazine and in motorcycling magazines. He also had a regular column in Santa Fe Magazine, a magazine for railroad employees.

From the guide to the H. W. Stowell Papers, 1933-1983, (University of New Mexico. Center for Southwest Research.)