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JUL19480 JUL 1948 1

Photo Archive No. 237.1.1948.07

7-48. A48-126. P.S. 237 first photo. Quaintance hill just W. of the road in pasture 8. Grass all closely grazed. Fair stand of Bch, Bfi, Bhi, Cer, Bcu and others. Some pricklypear coming in. SRER. Culley. 10H(3)b.

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NOV19500 NOV 1950 1

Photo Archive No. 237.1.1950.11

11/50. R-219. Santa Rita Exp. Range, Ariz. Photo points. Repeat of photo station 237. H.G. Reynolds. 10H(3)b.

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JUL19510 JUL 1951 1

Photo Archive No. 237.1.1951.07

7/28/51. R-307. S.R.E.R. Repeat of photo station 237 at end of grazing season. H.G.R. 10H(3)b.

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SEP19520 SEP 1952 1

Photo Archive No. 237.1.1952.09

PS. 237. B-52-36. Pasture 8 on Quaintance Hill west of road. 20-45-13 3/4". Repeat of A48-126. Bohning, SRER. 26 Sept. 1952.

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JUN19530 JUN 1953 1

Photo Archive No. 237.1.1953.06

P.S. 237. B-53-20. Past. 8 on Quaintance Hill. Looking to Northwest. 50-45-13 3/4". Repeat of A48-126. Bohning, SRER. 15 June 1953.

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SEP19530 SEP 1953 1

Photo Archive No. 237.1.1953.09

P.S. 237. B-53-38. Past. 8 on Quaintance Hill. Looking North. 50-45-13 3/4". Repeat of A48-126. Bohning, SRER. 15 Sept. 1953.

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JUN19540 JUN 1954 1

Photo Archive No. 237.1.1954.06

PS 237. B-54-9. Looking to North. 50-45-13 3/4". Repeat of A48-126. Bohning, SRER. 22 June 1954.

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SEP19540 SEP 1954 1

Photo Archive No. 237.1.1954.09

PS 237. B-54-47. Quaintance Hill, Past. 8, looking NW. 100-32-13 3/4". Bohning, SRER. Repeat of A48-126. 10 Sept. 54.

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JUN19550 JUN 1955 1

Photo Archive No. 237.1.1955.06

PS 237. B-55-23. Quaintance Hill in Past. 8, looking north. 1/50-f45-35'. Repeat of A48-126. Bohning, SRER. 20 June 1955.

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SEP19550 SEP 1955 1

Photo Archive No. 237.1.1955.09

PS 237. B-55-81. Quaintance Hill in Past. 8. Looking to north. 1/50-f45-45. Repeat of A48-126. Bohning, SRER. 21 Sept. 1955.

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JUN19560 JUN 1956 1

Photo Archive No. 237.1.1956.06

B-56-31. 6/20/56. SRER, P.S. 237 to north. Past. 8. Repeat of A-48-126 (1/50-f.22-45').

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NOV19560 NOV 1956 1

Photo Archive No. 237.1.1956.11

B-56-160. 11/9/56. SRER, P.S. 237 to north, Past. 8. Repeat of A-48-126. (1/100-f.32-25').

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JUN19570 JUN 1957 1

Photo Archive No. 237.1.1957.06

B-57-29. H-57-8. 6-3-57. SRER. P.S. 237 to N. 1/200-f25-50'. Repeat of A-48-126.

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SEP19870 SEP 1987 1

Photo Archive No. 237.1.1987.09

PS-237. Azimuth 337. Sept. 22, 1987. RFB. Canon AE-1 camera. 35mm WA lens. Robert F. Buttery.

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MAY20001 MAY 2000 1

Photo Archive No. 237.1.2000.05

PS 237. May 1, 2000, 2:20 p.m. Facing northwest. Azimuth 337. Pasture 8. ASA 135, Plus X film. 35mm lens focal length. At marked fencepost, tagged; 100' west of road. Mesquites alive; ocotillo flowering. Eragrostis lehmanniana, sideoats, Calliandra. Under mesquite in foreground are Eragrostis lehmanniana, cottontop, mimosa, bush muhly, sideoats. M. McClaran.

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237_1_2007_04 APR 2007 1

Photo Archive No. 237.1.2007.04

PS. 237. 11 April 2007. Facing northwest, Azimuth 337. Pasture 8. Elevation 1249 m. ISO 100, 35mm focal length, Canon 5D Digital Camera. Witness present, camera above. Mesquite alive, Calliandra in flower, 2 velvet pod mimosa midground left. Prickly pear. Lehmann lovegrass dominant, some sideoats grama; cottontop and Setaria under mesquite. On far hill, the gray color is from soil surface and rocks; also find fluffgrass and tanglehead on hill. Trees present in 1948 still present today and dating trees is possible from older photos-particularly foreground mesquite that was <30 cm tall in 1950 photo. Compared to 2000, less grass. M. McClaran photographer, M. McGregor assistant.

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237_1_2013_03 MAR 2013 1

Photo Archive No. 237.1.2013.03

PS. 237. 27 March 2013. 12:44 pm. Facing northwest, Azimuth 335. Pasture 8. Elevation 1255 m. ISO 125, 35mm focal length, Canon 5D Mark II Digital Camera. Witness present, camera above. Mesquite alive, Calliandra in flower, 2 velvet pod mimosa midground left. Prickly pear. In foreground, Lehmann lovegrass dominant, some sideoats grama; cottontop and Setaria under mesquite. On far hill, the gray color is from soil surface and rocks; also find black grama, sprucetop grama, fluffgrass, tanglehead and Krameria on hill. Trees present in 1948 still present today and dating trees is possible from older photos-particularly foreground mesquite that was <30 cm tall in 1950 photo. Compared to 2007, more grass in foreground and hill in background. M. McClaran photographer, K. Hawkes assistant.

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237_1_2019_03 MAR 2019 1

Photo Archive No. 237.1.2019.03

PS. 237. 06 March 2019. 1:19 pm. Facing northwest, Azimuth 335. Pasture 8. Elevation 1255 m. ISO 160, 35mm focal length, Canon 5D Mark II Digital Camera. Witness present, camera above. Mesquite alive, Calliandra, ocotillo, Zinnia, shrubby buckwheat, 2 velvet pod mimosa midground left. Zinnia on the distant hill. Rainbow cactus under mesquite in distance left of center, and 2 agave plants one in flower. In foreground, Lehmann lovegrass dominant, some sideoats grama, and Setaria under mesquite, elsewhere cane beardgrass, and curly mesquite (Hilaria). On far hill, the gray color is from soil surface and rocks; also find black grama, sprucetop grama, fluffgrass, tanglehead and Krameria on hill. Trees present in 1948 still present today and dating trees is possible from older photos-particularly foreground mesquite that was <30 cm tall in 1950 photo. Compared to 2013, no prickly pear plants, no cottontop, less grass in foreground and hill in background, ocotillo in distant left partially dead, and an agave has flowered. M. McClaran photographer, A. Gorlier assistant.

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