Santa Rita Experimental Range
Repeat Photography

Photo Station #120

Photo Archive No. 120.1.1948.06

6-48. A48-48. P.S. 120--first photo looking E. Fair stand of grass. Bch, Bhi, Ber, Bfi and others closely grazed and much of grass density appears to be dying from drought. SRER. Culley. 10H(3)b.

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Photo Archive No. 120.1.1952.11

P.S. 120. B-52-77. Pasture 9 near Box Station Road. Looking to E. 1/45-45-13 3/4". Repeat of A-48-48. Bohning, SRER. Nov. 17, 1952.

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Photo Archive No. 120.1.1953.06

P.S. 120. B-53-6. Past. 9 on Box Station Rd. Looking to East. 50-64-13 3/4". Repeat of A48-48. Bohning, SRER. 6/12/53.

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Photo Archive No. 120.1.1953.09

P.S. 120. B-53-44. Past. 9 on Box Station Rd. Looking to East. Repeat of A48-48. 9/15/53.

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Photo Archive No. 120.1.1954.06

B-54-15. PS 120 in Past 9. Looking to East. 50-45-13 3/4". Repeat of A-48-48. 22 June 1954.

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Photo Archive No. 120.1.1954.09

P.S. 120. B-54-50. Past. 9, looking to East. 45-45-13 3/4". Repeat of A-48-48. Bohning, SRER. 10 Sept. 54.

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Photo Archive No. 120.1.1955.06

P.S. 120. B-55-20. Past 9 on Box Sta Rd looking east. 1/50-f45-30'. Repeat of A-48-48. Bohning, SRER. 20 June 1955.

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Photo Archive No. 120.1.1955.09

PS 120. B-55-71. PS 120. Past 9 on Box Sta Rd. Looking to East. 1/30-f45-40. Repeat of A-48-48. Bohning, SRER. 19 Sept 1955.

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Photo Archive No. 120.1.1956.06

B-56-30. 6/20/56. SRER, P.S. 120 to east. Past. 9. Repeat of A-48-48 (1/50-f.22-50').

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Photo Archive No. 120.1.1956.11

B-56-163. 11/8/56. SRER, P.S. 120 to east, Past. 9. Repeat of A-48-48 (1/100-f.32-30').

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Photo Archive No. 120.1.1988.01

PS 120. Azimuth 76. Jan. 8, 1988. RFB. Canon AE-1, 35mm camera. 35mm WA lens. Robert F. Buttery.

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Photo Archive No. 120.1.1999.07

PS 120. July 20, 1999. Facing east. Azimuth 76. No witness post present. K. Widmer.

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Photo Archive No. 120.1.2007.04

PS. 120. 04 April 2007. Facing east, Azimuth 76. Pasture 9. Elevation 1309 m. ISO 100, 35mm focal length, Canon 5D Digital Camera. No witness present, rock cairn constructed, camera above. Mesquite alive, velvet pod mimosa foreground, Calliandra in leaf and flower, ocotillo present left distant. Barrel and prickly pear cacti. Dead mesquite left midground that was alive in 1956, cutting but sprouting in 1988 and dead by 1999. Lehmann lovegrass dominant, also find sideoats grama. Poppies blooming. Compared to 1999, less grass. M. McClaran photographer, K. Lohse assistant.

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Photo Archive No. 120.1.2010.03

PS. 120. 16 March 2010 1:35 PM. Facing east, Azimuth 80. Pasture 9. Elevation 1296 m. ISO 100, 35mm focal length, Canon 5D Mark II Digital Camera. No witness present, rock cairn constructed, camera above. Mesquite alive, velvet pod mimosa foreground, Calliandra present. Ocotillo present in 2007 at left distant is now dead on the ground. Barrel and prickly pear cacti. Dead mesquite left midground that was alive in 1956, cutting but sprouting in 1988 and dead by 1999. Lehmann lovegrass dominant, also find sideoats grama. Just a few poppies blooming. Compared to 2007, not much change. M. McClaran photographer, K. Dalke assistant.

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Photo Archive No. 120.2.1936.08

Permanent No. 344258. Temporary No. 2440. Photo Station #120. Just off the Box Canyon road in pasture 9, 100 yards along road to Foothill Station. Well grassed gulley covered with slender, hairy, black gramas, and side-oats grama, cottongrass and tanglehead, mesquite and mimosa shrubs, effectively preventing erosion. Photo by Cribbs, S.R.E.R. 8/25/36. 104-C.

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Photo Archive No. 120.2.1948.06

6-48. A48-47. P.S. 120. Repeat photo--looking NW. No apparent difference in density of grasses. Some increase in size of mesquite. Area closely grazed. SRER. Culley. 10H(3)b.

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Photo Archive No. 120.2.1950.11

11/50. R-224. Santa Rita Exp. Range. Photo points. Photo Station 120. H.G. Reynolds. 10H(3)b.

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Photo Archive No. 120.2.1951.07.1

July 1951. R-265. Santa Rita Experimental Range. Repeat of photopoint 120. H.G. Reynolds. 10H(3)b.

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Photo Archive No. 120.2.1951.07.2

7/28/51. R-309. S.R.E.R. Repeat of photo station 120 at end of grazing season. H.G. Reynolds. 10H(3)b.

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Photo Archive No. 120.2.1952.11

P.S. 120. B-52-78. Pasture 9 near Box Station Road. Looking to NW. 1/40-45-13 3/4". Repeat of A-48-47. Bohning, SRER. Nov. 17, 1952.

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Photo Archive No. 120.2.1953.06

P.S. 120. B-53-5. Looking to NW. 50-64-13 3/4". Repeat of A-48-47. Bohning, SRER. 12 June 1953.

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Photo Archive No. 120.2.1953.09

P.S. 120. B-53-45. Past. 9 on Box Sta. Rd. Looking to NW. Repeat of A-48-47. 9/15/53.

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Photo Archive No. 120.2.1954.06

B-54-14. PS 120 in Past 9. Looking to North. 50-45-13 3/4". Repeat of A-48-47. 22 June 1954.

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Photo Archive No. 120.2.1954.09

P.S. 120. B-54-51. Past. 9, looking to NW. 50-45-13 3/4". Repeat of A-48-47. Bohning, SRER. 10 Sept. 54.

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Photo Archive No. 120.2.1955.06

PS 120. B-55-19. Past 9 on Box Sta Rd looking NW. 1/50-f45-55'. Repeat of A-48-47. 20 June 1955.

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Photo Archive No. 120.2.1955.09

PS 120. B-55-70. Past 9 on Box Sta Rd looking to NW. 1/30-f45-50'. Repeat of A-48-47. 19 Sept 1955.

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Photo Archive No. 120.2.1956.06

B-56-29. 6/20/56. SRER, P.S. 120 to northwest. Past. 9. Repeat of A-48-47 (1/50-f.22-40').

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Photo Archive No. 120.2.1956.11

B-56-164. 11/9/56. SRER, P.S. 120 to NE, Past. 9. Repeat of A-48-47. (1/100-f.32-30').

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Photo Archive No. 120.2.1988.01

PS 120. Azimuth 322. Jan. 8, 1988. RFB. Canon AE-1, 35mm camera. 35mm WA lens. Robert F. Buttery.

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Photo Archive No. 120.2.2007.04

PS. 120. 04 April 2007. Facing northwest, Azimuth 322. Pasture 9. Elevation 1309 m. ISO 100, 35mm focal length, Canon 5D Digital Camera. No witness present, rock cairn constructed, camera above. Mesquite alive, velvet pod mimosa is low shrub, Calliandra in leaf and flower, shrubby buckwheat common, ocotillo present left distant. Barrel, prickly pear, cholla and rainbow cacti. Burroweed and shrubby buckwheat present. Distant mesquite in wash is sprouting from cutting at unknown date, foreground right tree sprouting from cutting between 1956 and 1988. Lehmann lovegrass dominant, also find slender grama. Poppies blooming. Compared to 1999, less grass. M. McClaran photographer, K. Lohse assistant.

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Photo Archive No. 120.2.2010_03

PS. 120. 16 March 2010 1:25 PM. Facing northwest, Azimuth 320. Pasture 9. Elevation 196 m. ISO 100, 35mm focal length, Canon 5D Mark II Digital Camera. No witness present, rock cairn constructed, camera above. Mesquite alive, velvet pod mimosa is low shrub, Calliandra very common, shrubby buckwheat common, ocotillo present left distant. Barrel, prickly pear, cholla and rainbow cacti. Burroweed present. Distant small mesquite in wash is sprouting from cutting at unknown date, foreground right tree sprouting from cutting between 1956 and 1988. Lehmann lovegrass dominant, also find sideoats grama. A few poppies blooming. Compared to 2007, no slender grama and tall barrel cactus in 2007 had fallen over and died. M. McClaran photographer, A Dalke assistant.

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