USDA-ARS Jornada Experimental Range has an extensive collection of historical photos dating back to the early 1900s. These photos were turned over to the New Mexico State University, Library Archives Department, Rio Grande Historical Collections for permanent archive storage.

This group of photos can be searched and viewed on-line through the NMSU Archive Photographic Collections website at https://archphotos.nmsu.edu/keyword.cfm, as well as on this website at https://jornada.nmsu.edu/jornada/photo-gallery. 

See Searching Tips (https://archphotos.nmsu.edu/searchtips.cfm) for details on how to search the NMSU site.

It is recommended to include the word "Jornada" as the first keyword in your search in order to limit the search to photographs within this collection.

Examples of some of the images you can find in this database
Description: Salt ground 2-F 2  miles from water. Est. 5/20/32 Location: Jornada Experimental Range Date: 6-Jul-32 Photographer: Fred N. Ares Collection Number: Ms0347 Collection Name: Jornada Experimental Range Photographs	Description: Man by tall yucca. With Mr. Cantfield Summer of 1930 Location: Jornada Experimental Range Date: Summer 1930 Photographer: Eugene Stern Jr. Collection Number: Ms0347 Collection Name: Jornada Experimental Range Photographs	Description: Quadrat L-2 from S view. Location: Jornada Experimental Range Date: 13-Jun-35 Photographer: E.L. Little Jr. Collection Number: Ms0347 Collection Name: Jornada Experimental Range Photographs