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JUL19110 JUL 1911 1

Photo Archive No. 075.1.1911.07

392534. July 1911. P.S. 75. Celtis pallida. Shrub, common in the Santa Rita pasture, one mile west of south gate. E.O. Wooten.

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SEP19411 SEP 1941 1

Photo Archive No. 075.1.1941.09

A-1879. Photo Sta. No. 75. Retake of Photo No. 7305 (W.O. No. 392534) probably taken by Wooten between 1910 and 1915. A very decided increase in mesquite and other shrubs has occurred. Ground cover has decreased very markedly. (5x7). Sept. 1941. NOTE: Photo A-1880 also archived under this number but not included on the web page is the same view.

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MAY19840 MAY 1984 1

Photo Archive No. 075.1.1984.05

PS 75. Azimuth 112. May 3, 1984. RFB. Honeywell Pentax 35mm camera. 35mm WA lens. f:11-16 1/125 15'. 9:00 A.M. Robert F. Buttery.

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FEB19880 FEB 1988 1

Photo Archive No. 075.1.1988.02

PS 75. Az 112. Feb. 2, 1988. RFB. Canon AE-1 camera. 35mm WA lens. f:5.6 1/250 Inf. 1:20 P.M. Robert F. Buttery.

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APR20001 APR 2000 1

Photo Archive No. 075.1.2000.04

PS 75. April 14, 2000, 2:45 p.m. Facing east. Azimuth 112. Pasture 2S. Plus X, ASA 125 film. 35mm lens focal length. Witness present and marked; 1/4 mile east of road 486. Not exact match of 1911 photo; appears to be west of that PS. Midground, left of center are 2 Celtis. Two small Acacia in foreground; few Haplopappus tenuisectus; only grass is Eragrostis lehmanniana. M. McClaran.

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075_1_2007_04 APR 2007 1

Photo Archive No. 075.1.2007.04

PS. 75. 09 April 2007. Facing east, Azimuth 112. Pasture UA Cell. Elevation 1141 m. ISO 100, 35mm focal length, Canon 5D Digital Camera. Witness present, camera above. Mesquite alive, 50% burroweed dead, small catclaw in center midground, 2 Celtis behind, the second Celtis with graythorn in canopy; behind those find a large mesquite. No cacti. Lehmann lovegrass dominant with many small plants recently recruited, also find bush muhly under mesquite. Not confident this matches 1911 photo because Celtis in that photo are not present. Original probably upslope from here. Compared to 2000, less grass and less burroweed. M. McClaran photographer, C. McMurtry assistant.

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075_1_2009_03 MAR 2009 1

Photo Archive No. 075.1.2009.03

PS. 75. 18 March 2009. Facing east, Azimuth 112. Pasture 11A. Elevation 1143 m. ISO 100, 35mm focal length, Canon 5D Digital Camera. Witness present, camera above. Mesquite alive, small catclaw in center midground, two Celtis behind, the second Celtis with graythorn in canopy; behind those find a large mesquite. No cacti. Lehmann lovegrass dominant with many small plants recently recruited, also find bush muhly under mesquite. Not confident this matches 1911 photo because Celtis in that photo are not present; the original is probably to the north about 100 m. Compared to 2007, more Lehmann lovegrass and threeawns, and decrease in Bouteloua aristidoides. M. McClaran photographer, A. Peterson assistant.

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075_1_2015_03 MAR 2015 1

Photo Archive No. 075.1.2015.03

PS. 75. 17 March 2015. 1:46 pm. Facing east, Azimuth 112. Pasture 11A. Elevation 1143 m. ISO 200, 35mm focal length, Canon 5D Mark II Digital Camera. Witness present, camera above. Mesquite alive, and leaves emerging. Small catclaw in center midground, two Celtis behind, the second Celtis with graythorn in canopy; behind those find a large mesquite; and littleleaf baccharis far left. Burroweed scattered throughout. Small cholla throughout, and two barrel cacti in right distance. Lehmann lovegrass dominant with many small plants recently recruited, also find cottontop in open and under mesquite, bush muhly bush muhly and Setaria under Celtis. Not confident this matches 1911 photo because Celtis in that photo are not present; the original is probably to the north about 100 m. Compared to 2009, more Lehmann lovegrass and establishment and growth of many burroweed plants. M. McClaran photographer, K. Hawkes assistant.

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075_1_2021_03 MAR 2021 1

Photo Archive No. 075.1.2021.03

PS. 75. 19 March 2021. 3:46 pm. Facing east, Azimuth 112. Pasture 11A. Elevation 1143 m. ISO 125, 35mm focal length, Canon 5D Mark II Digital Camera. Witness present, camera above. Mesquite alive. Small catclaw in center midground, two Celtis behind, the second Celtis with graythorn in canopy; behind those find a large mesquite that died since 2015; and littleleaf baccharis far left. Two barrel cacti in right distance. Lehmann lovegrass dominant with many small plants recently recruited, also find cottontop in open and under mesquite, bush muhly and Setaria under Celtis. Not confident this matches 1911 photo because Celtis in that photo are not present; the original is probably to the north about 100 m. This area burned in April 2017. Compared to 2015, following very dry and hot conditions between July 2020 and March 2021, very little grass production in summer 2020 and very little green grass present now; more Lehmann lovegrass, fire removed burroweed and cholla plants, and killed some large mesquite including far right and far left plants and many in distance. M. McClaran photographer, A. Gorlier assistant.

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