John Gaw Meem photograph collection of Meem buildings [picture]. 1925-1963.

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John Gaw Meem photograph collection of Meem buildings [picture]. 1925-1963.

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The John Gaw Meem photo collection contains photographs of buildings designed and built by John Gaw Meem, architect. The collection consists of photos of buildings, architectural elements, and details of buildings in the small towns, cities, and pueblos of New Mexico. Photographers represented include Ansel Adams, Laura Gilpin, Tyler Dingee, and Ernest Knee. There is a small number of original negatives, some unprinted. Two albums contain renderings by John Gaw Meem of various buildings - see contents list for the job numbers found in each album. The John Gaw Meem Non-Job Specific photograph (000-675 NJS) component of this collection contains photos collected by Meem of structures and architechural details not of his design.

27 boxes (1828 photographic prints, 2 photograph albums, negatives) : some col. ; 11 x 14 in. or smaller.

University of New Mexico-Main Campus

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University of New Mexico-Main Campus

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