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Elephant Butte, New Mexico. Photographed by F.E. Kottlowski, December 1957.
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North side of Bobo Butte. Note resistant, flat-lying Sierra Ladrones (?) Formation (unit 2) caprock resting unconformably on Popotosa Formation (unit 1) deposits. Photo found in NMBGMR Bulletin 132.
North side of Bobo Butte....  
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Elephant Butte, outcrops of basalt. New Mexico. Photographed by F.E. Kottlowski, February 1953.
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Pan-American Geologist: Mining Geology
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Workers stand around the various equipment of the Quarry in Ash Canyon in Sierra County, New Mexico in 1912. The quarry provided sandstone blocks for the Elephant Butte Dam where the blocks were set i
Workers stand around the...  
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An aerial view of Mud Springs Mountains where the dipping beds (slopes) appear to be folded which is an illusion caused by incised drainages (a bed that has dropped), Sierra County, New Mexico, pre 19
An aerial view of Mud...  
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View of Elephant Butte Dam and various buildings, from the river side, near Elephant Butte, Sierra County, New Mexico on March 21, 1986.
View of Elephant Butte Dam...  
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A distant view looking across the Cuchillo surface towards Vick's Peak (center) in the San Mateo Mountains, Sierra County, New Mexico, pre 1995. Published in New Mexico Bureau of Geology and Mineral
A distant view looking...  
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Letters to/from John M. Reed from John W. Taber Regarding Information on Marion Fluorspar
Letters to/from John M....  
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Drawing of one of the rattlesnakes that live on Rattlesnake Island, which during low water becomes a peninsula in Elephant Butte Lake, Sierra County, New Mexico around 1985. Published in New Mexico Bu
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A close-up of desert pavement, a surface layer of packed rocks, in Sierra County, New Mexico pre 1995. Note the lens cap (?) for scale and the "armor-like" protection that the pavement forms. Publishe
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Two goats on Elephant Butte, the namesake for Elephant Butte Lake, Sierra County, New Mexico, pre 1995. The butte is an island when the the water is high, thus trapping the goats and because of the sp
Two goats on Elephant...  
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View shows construction work area (dirt area in river) for the Elephant Butte Dam and construction of flume (left), which diverts the river during construction, on May 29, 1912. Note the towers on the
View shows construction...  
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View of the Elephant Butte Dam spillway (center) near Elephant Butte, Sierra County, New Mexico in April 1986.
View of the Elephant Butte...  
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A distant view of Chloride (center mid-ground) and the narrow valley cut into resistant volcanic rock by Chloride Creek, Sierra County, New Mexico, pre 1995. Also note the building in the foreground.
A distant view of Chloride...  
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A juniper tree growing in ancestral-river deposits, Sierra County, New Mexico, pre 1995. The image is published in New Mexico Bureau of Geology and Mineral Resources, Scenic Trips to the Geologic Pas
A juniper tree growing in...  
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Map showing original (pre-dam) topography (features) of the area around Elephant Butte, Sierra County, New Mexico in 1910.
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A distant view of Copper Flat, a site of several mining ventures, is located in the low divide between Animas Peak (right) and Empire Peak (left) near Hillsboro, Sierra County, New Mexico, pre 1995. P
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View of Mitten Butte, location on the Navajo Reservation in San Juan county, New Mexico. Photographed by Rufus H. Carter, April 1974.
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Rio Grande crossing before dam construction near Elephant Butte New Mexico, pre 1910
Rio Grande crossing before...  
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The headframe, wooden structure that was used to lift things from the mine, at an abandoned manganese mine just outside of Lake Valley, Sierra County, New Mexico, pre 1995. Published in New Mexico Bur
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A person stands inside Monticello Box, which is not a true box canyon as it has more than one entrance, because the Alamosa River flows through it to drain into the Rio Grande, Sierra County, New Mexi
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A crowd gathers to celebrate dedication of the Elephant Butte Dam at Elephant Butte, Sierra County, New Mexico on May 13, 1916.
A crowd gathers to...  
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The buildings part of a Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe (AT&SF) Railroad spur that was built between 1908 and 1909 to aid in the construction of the Elephant Butte Dam, which was completed in 1916 at El
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A drawing of one of the goats that live on Elephant Butte which becomes an island when the water is high at Elephant Butte Lake, Sierra County, New Mexico around 1985. Due to sparse vegetation, the pa
A drawing of one of the...  
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A view looking west along the dam axis, the river can be seen on either side, during construction of the Elephant Butte Dam in Sierra County, New Mexico on May 29, 1914. Blocks of Crevasse Canyon Form
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A view of the railroad and cable line that aids in construction of the Elephant Butte Dam at Elephant Butte, Sierra County, New Mexico in 1915.
A view of the railroad and...  
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A view of the White Cliffs, sometimes called Chalk Cliffs, on the shore of Elephant Butte Lake, Sierra County, New Mexico, pre 1995. Though referred to as the Chalk Cliffs, they are actually composed
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A man stands on the edge of the flume, used to divert the river during construction, of the Elephant Butte Dam at Elephant Butte, Sierra County, New Mexico in 1915.
A man stands on the edge...  
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View of Ford Peak/Ford Butte, San Juan county, New Mexico. Ford Butte is located on Navajo Nation land. Photographed by Rufus H. Carter, September 1973.
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Various machines help with the construction of the Elephant Butte Dam at Elephant Butte, Sierra County, New Mexico in 1915. The dam is close to being completed.
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A distant view of Elephant Butte Dam in early construction phases at Elephant Butte, Sierra County, New Mexico in 1915.
A distant view of Elephant...  
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A view of the former schoolhouse at Lake Valley, which was used as a dance hall by the local residents for a while, but has now been restored to show what school was like, Sierra County, New Mexico, p
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A drawing of Elephant Butte, the namesake of the surrounding area, is a volcanic plug, formed when magma hardens inside the volcano, that intrudes through the Hall Kaje Member of the McRae Formation,
A drawing of Elephant...  
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A view of Timber Mountain from the shore of Caballo Lake where desposits of the Santa Fe Group are exposed along the opposite shoreline, Sierra County, New Mexico, pre 1995. Published in New Mexico Bu
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A person stands next to an exposure of ancestral-river deposits just north of the Lakeway Shopping Center in Truth or Consequences, Sierra County, New Mexico. Published in New Mexico Bureau of Geology
A person stands next to an...  
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The schoolhouse, built in 1890, is located on the eastern edge of Winston, Sierra County, New Mexico, pre 1995. The image is published in New Mexico Bureau of Geology and Mineral Resources, Scenic Tri
The schoolhouse...  
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A view of Carrizo Peak, part of the eastern Sierra Cuchillo Range, comprises the most complete Tertiary stratigraphic section (layer) in the area, Sierra County, New Mexico, pre 1995. Published in New
A view of Carrizo Peak...  
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The "Hanging Tree" that sits in the center of Chloride, Sierra County, New Mexico, pre 1995. The buildings in the background are the Pioneer Store (right) and the bank (left). Published in New Mexico
The "Hanging Tree" that...  
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Progress of the Elephant Butte Dam construction, about half finished, at Elephant Butte, Sierra County, New Mexico on October 28, 1914. To the left is the flume, used to divert water, which was later
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A view looking across Caballo Lake towards the Caballo Mountains (background) and the wing dam, a dam that only extends partway, that blocks an arroyo (wash) that would otherwise drain the lake, Sierr
A view looking across...  
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A distant view of Emory Pass (center background) in the Black Range from "downtown" Kingston, Sierra County, New Mexico, pre 1995. Published in New Mexico Bureau of Geology and Mineral Resources, Scen
A distant view of Emory...  
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A man stands on a bridge that crosses the flume, which diverts water for the dam construction, of the Elephant Butte Dam at Elephant Butte, Sierra County, New Mexico in 1915.
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View of the Elephant Butte Dam (right) and spillway (left) near Elephant Butte, Sierra County, New Mexico in April 1986.
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A geologist stands in front of the down-dropping block of an exposed normal fault (type of fault where one side drops with respect to the other) within Bliss Sandstone in Sierra County, New Mexico, pr
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View of various buildings, including a power plant (background), and a railroad that helped with the construction of the Elephant Butte Dam at Elephant Butte, Sierra County, New Mexico in 1915. The ar
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A view of the railyard and shop (left area) at the Elephant Butte, Sierra County, New Mexico power plant (building on right) looking northwest on August 29, 1911. A trestle is also visible in the lowe
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A train on spur from Jornada to Elephant Butte New Mexico, ca 1915. Spur was used during the construction of the dam. The lead train is likely No. 166.
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