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JUN19190 JUN 1919 1

Photo Archive No. 114.1.1919.06

Temporary No. 113. Permanent No. 40998A. Santa Rita Range Reserve. Made by R.L. Hensel on 7 day of June, 1919, at 11 Am. Using stop No. 45. Direction W. Light Cl 1/2 sec. Overgrazed range. Rothrock's grama and Wd type in pasture #6. 1 mile South Helvetia pipe line. No perennial grass since summer of 1917. Photo Sta #114. Compare 328881. 104-C.

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SEP19350 SEP 1935 1

Photo Archive No. 114.1.1935.09

Perm. No. 328881. Temp. No. 2099. Retake of 40998A. Photo by Cribbs of S.R.E.R. 9/12/35. Exp. 1/5 - 45 - 8 - CP. Photo Sta #114. 104-C.

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MAY19840 MAY 1984 1

Photo Archive No. 114.1.1984.05

PS 114. Azimuth 293. May 3, 1984. RFB. Honeywell Pentax 35mm camera. 35mm WA lens. f:8-11 1/125 20'. 1:30 P.M. Robert F. Buttery.

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FEB19880 FEB 1988 1

Photo Archive No. 114.1.1988.02

PS 114. Az 293. Feb. 16, 1988. RFB. Canon AE-1 camera. 35mm WA lens. f:11 1/125 Inf. 10:00 A.M. Robert F. Buttery.

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NOV19981 NOV 1998 1

Photo Archive No. 114.1.1998.11

PS 114. November 21, 1998, 12:00 p.m. Facing northwest. Azimuth 293. Pasture 6A. 35mm lens focal length. Fence post is missing. M. McClaran.

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114_1_2007_04 APR 2007 1

Photo Archive No. 114.1.2007.04

PS. 114. 02 April 2007. Facing west, Azimuth 288. Pasture 6A. Elevation 1210 m. ISO 100, 35mm focal length, Canon 5D Digital Camera. No witness present, rock cairn constructed, painted white, camera above. Mesquite alive. Scattered dead and live burroweed <10 plants total. Catclaw and Celtis behind center mesquite. Prickly pear, barrel and cholla cacti. Lehmann lovegrass dominant. Bouteloua aristidoides common, with black grama; under large mesquite find Setaria, cottontop and bush muhly. Large mesquite and Celtis present in 1935, are present today behind foreground mesquite. Compared to 1998, less grass and more prickly pear. M. McClaran photographer, C. McMurtry assistant.

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114_1_2011_03 MAR 2011 1

Photo Archive No. 114.1.2011.03

PS. 114. 16 March 2011. 9:30 AM. Facing west, Azimuth 290. Pasture 6A. Elevation 1191 m. ISO 100, 35mm focal length, Canon 5D Mark II Digital Camera. No witness present, rock cairn constructed, painted white, camera above. Mesquite alive. Catclaw and Celtis behind center mesquite. Prickly pear, barrel and cholla cacti. Lehmann lovegrass dominant, threeawns common. Under large mesquite find bush muhly and bush muhly. Bush muhly and Setaria in center midground prickly pear patch. Many scattered desert marigold. Large mesquite and Celtis present in 1935, are present today behind foreground mesquite. Compared to 2007, more grass primarily Lehmann lovegrass and black grama, and prickly pear in poor condition. M. McClaran photographer, A. Dalke assistant.

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114_1_2017_03 MAR 2017 1

Photo Archive No. 114.1.2017.03

PS. 114. 16 March 2017. 9:50 AM. Facing west, Azimuth 290. Pasture 6A. Elevation 1191 m. ISO 100, 35mm focal length, Canon 5D Mark II Digital Camera. No witness present, painted rock cairn from 2011 was not found. Mesquite alive. Catclaw and Celtis behind center mesquite. Prickly pear, barrel and cholla cacti; pencil cactus under far right mesquite. Lehmann lovegrass dominant, threeawns and Rothrock grama common; a few Boer’s lovegrass and tanglehead plants. Under mesquite find bush muhly, Setaria, cottontop and Lehmann lovegrass in center midground prickly pear patch. Many scattered desert marigold. Large mesquite and Celtis present in 1935, are present today behind foreground mesquite. Since 2011, prickly pear increase in size, Lehmann lovegrass increase in density ad mass. M. McClaran photographer, K. Hawkes assistant.

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114_1_2023_03 MAR 2023 1

Photo Archive No. 114.1.2023.03

PS. 114. 09 March 2023. 9:50 AM. Facing west, Azimuth 290. Pasture 6A. Elevation 1191 m. ISO 125, 35mm focal length, Canon 5D Mark II Digital Camera. No witness present, painted rock cairn was found and repainted. This is a good match for the 1935 photo but not the 1919 photo. Mesquite alive. Catclaw and Celtis behind center mesquite. Prickly pear and cholla cacti; pencil cactus under far right mesquite. Lehmann lovegrass dominant, and threeawns common; a few Boer’s lovegrass and tanglehead plants. Under mesquite find bush muhly, Setaria, cottontop and Lehmann lovegrass and in center midground prickly pear patch. Many scattered desert marigold. Large mesquite and Celtis present in 1935, are present today behind foreground mesquite. Compared to 2017, greater perennial grass cover and mass, especially Lehmann lovegrass, threeawns, and cottontop; cholla plants are larger; some increase in size of some prickly pear plants and decline in others; and lost Rothrock grama and barrel cactus. M. McClaran photographer, A. Gorlier assistant.

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