Santa Rita Experimental Range
Repeat Photography

Photo Station #244

Photo Archive No. 244.1.1948.07

7-48. A48-142. P.S. 244 first photo. East of road about 1/3 of the way through the pasture from Box Canyon. Looking east. Fair density but much of it seems dying from the drought. Bch, Hbe, and other grasses, very closely grazed. SRER. Culley. 10H(3)b.

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Photo Archive No. 244.1.1950.11

11/50. R-225. Santa Rita Exp. Range. Photo points. Photo Station 244. H.G. Reynolds. 10H(3)b.

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Photo Archive No. 244.1.1952.09

P.S. 244. B-52-22. Looking East. Pasture 10 near Ruelas Ranch road. 40-32-13 3/4". Repeat of A-48-142. Bohning, SRER. 19 Sept. 1952.

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Photo Archive No. 244.1.1953.06

P.S. 244. B-53-7. Pasture 10 on Upper Helvetia Rd. Looking East. 40-64-13 3/4". Repeat of A48-142. Bohning, SRER. 12 June 1953.

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Photo Archive No. 244.1.1953.09

P.S. 244. B-53-52. Past. 10 on Upper Helvetia Rd. Looking to East. 45-45-13 3/4". Repeat of A-48-142. Bohning, SRER. 15 Sept. 1953.

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Photo Archive No. 244.1.1954.06

P.S. 244. B-54-18. Past 10 looking to East. 50-45-13 3/4". Repeat of A-48-142. Bohning, SRER. 22 June 1954.

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Photo Archive No. 244.1.1954.09

P.S. 24. B-54-54. Past. 10, looking to East. 45-45-13 3/4". Repeat of A-48-142. Bohning, SRER. 10 Sept. 54.

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Photo Archive No. 244.1.1955.06

P.S. 244. B-55-16. Past 10, on upper Helvetia Rd., looking East. 1/50-f45-55'. Repeat of A-48-142. Bohning, SRER. 20 June 1955.

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Photo Archive No. 244.1.1955.09

P.S. 244. B-55-67. Past 10, on upper Helvetia Rd. looking East. 1/40-f45-45'. Repeat of A-48-142. Bohning, SRER. 19 Sept. 1955.

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Photo Archive No. 244.1.1956.06

B-56-26. 6/20/56. SRER, P.S. 244 to East. Past. 10. Repeat of A-48-142 (1/50-f.22-25').

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Photo Archive No. 244.1.1956.11

B-56-157. 11/6/56. SRER, P.S. 244 to East. Past. 10. Repeat of A-48-142. (1/50-f.22-45').

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Photo Archive No. 244.1.1988.01

PS-244. Azimuth 80. Jan. 8, 1988. RFB. Canon AE-1 35mm camera. 35mm WA lens. Robert F. Buttery.

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Photo Archive No. 244.1.1999.07

PS 244. July 20, 1999. Facing east. Azimuth 80. No witness post present. K. Widmer.

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Photo Archive No. 244.1.2007.04

PS. 244. 02 April 2007. Facing east, Azimuth 90. Pasture 10. Elevation 1285 m. ISO 100, 35mm focal length, Canon 5D Digital Camera. No witness present, rock cairn constructed, camera above. Mesquite alive, Calliandra in leaf and flower, graythorn 30m behind foreground mesquite. Barrel and prickly pear cacti. Dasylirion and Nolina far left behind foreground mesquite. Agave distant center. Mimosa biuncifera far left and right. Lehmann lovegrass dominant, also find sprucetop grama. Good match with 1948 and 1950s photos based on rocks in foreground. Current foreground mesquite possibly present in earlier photos as very small plant. Large trees in early photos are present today in background. Compared to 1999, less grass, and more cholla and barrel cacti. M. McClaran photographer, C. McMurtry assistant.

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Photo Archive No. 244.1.2011.03

PS. 244. 16 March 2011. 4:25 PM. Facing east, Azimuth 80. Pasture 10. Elevation 1270 m. ISO 100, 35 mm focal length, Canon 5D Mark II Digital Camera. No witness present, rock cairn constructed (now near edge of road cut), camera above. Mesquite alive, Calliandra common. Graythorn 30m behind foreground mesquite. Barrel and prickly pear cacti. Dasylirion and Nolina far left behind foreground mesquite. Agave distant center with inflorescence from last summer. Mimosa dysocarpa far left and right. Lehmann lovegrass dominant, also find sprucetop grama. Good match with 1948 and 1950s photos based on rocks in foreground. Current foreground mesquite possibly present in earlier photos (at least 1954) as very small plant. Large trees in early photos are present today in background. Compared to 2007, more grass; one less barrel and prickly pear decline. M. McClaran photographer, A. Dalke assistant.

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