Santa Rita Experimental Range
Repeat Photography

Photo Station #242

Photo Archive No. 242.1.1948.07

7-48. A48-140. P.S. 242 first photo looking SW across Santa Rita range. Scant grass stand Bch, Ber, and Tca with others. Some Cer and a good stand of Pve closely grazed. SRER. Culley. 10H(3)b.

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Photo Archive No. 242.1.1952.09

P.S. 242. B-52-24. Pasture 9 looking SW across SRER land near Box Canyon Road. 25-32-13 3/4". Repeat of A-48-140. Bohning SRER. 19 Sept. 1952.

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Photo Archive No. 242.1.1953.06

P.S. 242. B-53-4. Past. 9 on proctor pat. land fence. Looking into Past. 9. 50-64-13 3/4". Repeat of A48-140. Bohning, SRER. 12 June 1953.

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Photo Archive No. 242.1.1953.09

P.S. 242. B-53-49. Past. 9 on Proctor Pat. land fence. Looking to Southwest on SRER land into Past. 9. 50-45-13 3/4". Repeat of A48-140. Bohning, SRER. 15 Sept. 1953.

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Photo Archive No. 242.1.1954.06

P.S. 242. B-54-17. On fence between Past. 9 and HP pat. land. Looking into Past. 9. 50-45-13 3/4". Repeat of A-48-140. Bohning, SRER. 22 June 1954.

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Photo Archive No. 242.1.1954.09

P.S. 242. B-54-53. Looking into Past. 9 from Pat. land fence. 60-45-13 3/4". Repeat of A-48-140. Bohning, SRER. 10 Sept. 54.

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Photo Archive No. 242.1.1955.06

P.S. 242. B-55-18. On fence of Pat. land looking into Past. 9. 1/50-f45-30'. Repeat of A-48-140. Bohning, SRER. 20 June 1955.

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Photo Archive No. 242.1.1955.09

P.S. 242. B-55-69. On fence of HP pvt. land looking into Past. 9. 1/35-f45-40'. Repeat of A-48-140. Bohning, SRER. 19 Sept. 1955.

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Photo Archive No. 242.1.1956.06

B-56-28. 6/20/56. SRER, P.S. 242 to southwest looking into Past. 9. Repeat of A-48-140 (1/50-f.22-35').

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Photo Archive No. 242.1.1988.01

PS-242. Azimuth 237. Jan. 8, 1988. RFB. Canon AE-1 35mm camera. 35mm WA lens. Robert F. Buttery.

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Photo Archive No. 242.1.1999.07

PS 242. July 20, 1999. Facing southwest. Azimuth 237. Witness post present. K. Widmer.

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Photo Archive No. 242.1.2007.04

PS. 242. 04 April 2007. Facing southwest, Azimuth 237. Pasture 9. Elevation 1323 m. ISO 100, 35mm focal length, Canon 5D Digital Camera. Witness present, part of fenceline, camera above. Mesquite alive; burroweed, shrubby buckwheat and flowering Calliandra, Dasylirion behind far right large mesquite. . Prickly pear, cholla, barrel cacti. Lehmann lovegrass, dominant also patches of black grama. Good match with earlier photos. Compared to 1999, less grass and more cholla. M. McClaran photographer, K. Lohse assistant.

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Photo Archive No. 242.1.2010.03

PS. 242. 18 March 2010 10:45 AM. Facing southwest, Azimuth 240. Pasture 9. Elevation 1313 m. ISO 100, 35mm focal length, Canon 5D Mark II Digital Camera. Witness present, part of fenceline, camera above. Mesquite alive; burroweed, Calliandra, Mimosa, Dasylirion behind far right large mesquite. Prickly pear, cholla, barrel cacti. Lehmann lovegrass, dominant also patches of black grama. Large mesquite in 1948 photo is still alive. Good match with earlier photos. Compared to 2007, less cholla and more prickly pear now; more grass and more litter because of dry summer. M. McClaran photographer, A. Dalke assistant.

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Photo Archive No. 242.1.2016.03

PS. 242. 16 March 2016 10:46 AM. Facing southwest, Azimuth 240. Pasture 9. Elevation 1313 m. ISO 125, 35mm focal length, Canon 5D Mark II Digital Camera. Witness present, part of fenceline, camera above. Mesquite alive; burroweed, shrubby buckwheat, Calliandra, Mimosa, Dasylirion behind far right large mesquite. Prickly pear, cholla, barrel cacti. Lehmann lovegrass dominant, Setaria under mesquite, cottontop present, and patches of black grama. Large mesquite in 1948 photo is still alive. Good match with earlier photos. Compared to 2010, much more grass cover (mainly Lehmann lovegrass). M. McClaran photographer, K. Hawkes assistant.

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Photo Archive No. 242.1.2022.03

PS. 242. 10 March 2022 11:00 AM. Facing southwest, Azimuth 240. Pasture 9. Elevation 1313 m. ISO 125, 35mm focal length, Canon 5D Mark II Digital Camera. Witness present, part of fenceline, camera above. In 1988, location of camera moved 20 feet east of previous location. Oldest mesquite present in 1948 is still present, but the alignment is different due to change in camera location. Mesquite alive; burroweed, shrubby buckwheat, Calliandra, Mimosa, Ericameria under mesquite on left. Prickly pear, cholla, barrel cacti. Lehmann lovegrass dominant, Setaria under mesquite, cottontop present, patches of black grama, and Boer’s lovegrass behind mesquite. Compared to 2016, slightly less grass cover, but bare ground patches seem smaller now (mainly Lehmann lovegrass), many dead grass plants from dry summer 2020 and winter 2020-21, Dasylirion behind far right large mesquite is now dead. M. McClaran photographer, A. Gorlier assistant.

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Photo Archive No. 242.2.1948.07

7-48. A48-137. P.S. 242 first photo. Located on the S. fence of Proctor's patented land about 100 yds W. from the SE corner. Looking W. down the fence line. Patented land on the right, Santa Rita land on the left. Fair grass stand Bch, Bhi, Bfi, Ber, and others. Cer and Pve are present. Area is closely grazed. Stand about the same on both sides of the fence. SRER. Culley. 10H(3)b. NOTE: Photo A48-138 also archived under this number but not included on the web page is the same view.

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Photo Archive No. 242.2.1988.01

PS-242. Azimuth 270. Jan. 8, 1988. RFB. Canon AE-1 camera. 35mm WA lens. Robert F. Buttery.

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Photo Archive No. 242.2.1999.07

PS 242. July 20, 1999. Facing west. Azimuth 270. Witness post present. K. Widmer.

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Photo Archive No. 242.2.2007.04

PS. 242. 04 April 2007. Facing west, Azimuth 270. Pasture 9. Elevation 1323 m. ISO 100, 35mm focal length, Canon 5D Digital Camera. Witness present, part of fenceline, camera above. Mesquite alive; burroweed, shrubby buckwheat and flowering Calliandra, Dasylirion behind far right large mesquite. . Prickly pear, and barrel cacti. Lehmann lovegrass, dominant also patches of black grama. Good match with earlier photos. Compared to 1999, much less grass. M. McClaran photographer, K. Lohse assistant.

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Photo Archive No. 242.2.2010.03

PS. 242. 18 March 2010 10:55 AM. Facing west, Azimuth 270. Pasture 9. Elevation 1313 m. ISO 100, 35mm focal length, Canon 5D Mark II Digital Camera. Witness present, part of fenceline, camera above. Mesquite alive; burroweed and flowering present calliandra. Prickly pear, and barrel cacti. Lehmann lovegrass only grass. Large mesquite present in 1948 on the right side of fence was cut at some time, and the stump was present in 2007 but is not present now. Compared to 2007, more grass and more litter because of dry summer. M. McClaran photographer, A. Dalke assistant.

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Photo Archive No. 242.2.2016.03

PS. 242. 16 March 2016 10:42 AM. Facing west, Azimuth 270. Pasture 9. Elevation 1313 m. ISO 125, 35mm focal length, Canon 5D Mark II Digital Camera. Witness present, part of fenceline, camera above. Mesquite alive; burroweed and flowering calliandra present. Prickly pear present. Lehmann lovegrass dominant grass, also cottontop, and setaria under mesquites. Large mesquite present in 1948 on the right side of fence was cut at some time, and the stump was present in 2007 but is not present now. Compared to 2010, much more grass cover (mainly Lehmann lovegrass), more grass species present, and the barrel cactus under foreground mesquite is dead. M. McClaran photographer, K. Hawkes assistant.

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Photo Archive No. 242.2.2022.03

PS. 242. 10 March 2022 11:06 AM. Facing west, Azimuth 270. Pasture 9. Elevation 1313 m. ISO 125, 35mm focal length, Canon 5D Mark II Digital Camera. Witness present, part of fenceline, camera above. In 1988, location of camera moved 20 feet east of previous location. Oldest mesquite present in 1948 is still present, but the alignment is different due to change in camera location. Mesquite alive; burrowed, velvet pod mimosa along the fence, and Calliandra present. Prickly pear present. Lehmann lovegrass dominant grass, also cottontop, and Setaria under mesquites. Large mesquite present in 1948 on the right side of fence was cut at some time, and the stump was present in 2007 but is not present now. Compared to 2016, slightly less grass cover, but bare ground patches seem smaller now (mainly Lehmann lovegrass), many dead grass plants from dry summer 2020 and winter 2020-21, new velvet pod mimosa on right side of the fence in foreground. M. McClaran photographer, A. Gorlier assistant.

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Photo Archive No. 242.3.1948.07

7-48. A48-139. P.S. 242 first photo looking NW across Proctor's patented land. Poor stand of grass Bch, Ber, Bro, Tca, and others, closely grazed. SRER. Culley. 10H(3)b.

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Photo Archive No. 242.3.1951.07

7/28/51. R-310. S.R.E.R. Repeat of photo station 242. Litter mostly annual grasses. H.G. Reynolds. 10H(3)b.

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Photo Archive No. 242.3.1952.09

P.S. 242. B-52-23. Pasture 9 looking NW into patented land near Box Canyon Road. 25-32-13 3/4". Repeat of A-48-139. Bohning, SRER. 19 Sept. 1952.

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Photo Archive No. 242.3.1953.06

P.S. 242. B-53-3. Past 9 on Proctor pat. land fence. Looking into Pat. land. 50-64-13 3/4". Repeat of A-48-139. Bohning, SRER. 12 June 1953.

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Photo Archive No. 242.3.1953.09

P.S. 242. B-53-48. Past. 9 on Proctor Pat. land fence. Looking to West over Pat. land. 50-45-13 3/4". Repeat of A-48-139. Bohning, SRER. 15 Sept. 1953.

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Photo Archive No. 242.3.1954.06

P.S. 242. B-54-16. On fence between Past. 9 and HP pat land. Looking into Pat. land. 50-45-13 3/4". Repeat of A-48-139. Bohning, SRER. 22 June 1954.

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Photo Archive No. 242.3.1954.09

P.S. 242. B-54-52. Looking from Past. 9 into Pat. land. 60-45-13 3/4". Repeat of A-48-139. Bohning, SRER. 10 Sept. 54.

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Photo Archive No. 242.3.1955.06

P.S. 242. B-55-17. On fence of Past. 9 looking into Pat. land. 1/50-f45-25'. Repeat of A-48-139. Bohning, SRER. 20 June 1955.

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Photo Archive No. 242.3.1955.09

P.S. 242. B-55-68. On fence of Past. 9 looking into Proctor pvt. land. 1/35-f45-30'. Repeat of A-48-139. Bohning, SRER. 19 Sept. 1955.

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Photo Archive No. 242.3.1956.06

B-56-27. 6/20/56. SRER, P.S. 242 to northwest looking into patented land. Repeat of A-48-139 (1/50-f.22-20').

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Photo Archive No. 242.3.1956.11

B-56-158. 11/6/56. SRER, P.S. 242 toward patented land. Repeat of A-48-139. (1/50-f.16-40').

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Photo Archive No. 242.3.1988.01

PS 242. Azimuth 310. Jan. 8, 1988. RFB. Canon AE-1 35mm camera. 35mm WA lens. Robert F. Buttery.

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Photo Archive No. 242.3.1999.07

PS 242. July 20, 1999. Facing northwest. Azimuth 310. Witness post present. K. Widmer.

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Photo Archive No. 242.3.2007.04

PS. 242. 04 April 2007. Facing northwest, Azimuth 310. Pasture 9. Elevation 1323 m. ISO 100, 35mm focal length, Canon 5D Digital Camera. Witness present, part of fenceline, camera above. Mesquite alive; burroweed, shrubby buckwheat, turpentine bush?, and flowering Calliandra, Dasylirion behind far right large mesquite. Ocotillo distant center. Prickly pear, and barrel cacti. Lehmann lovegrass, dominant also patches of black grama. Good match with earlier photos. Compared to 1999, much less grass. M. McClaran photographer, K. Lohse assistant.

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Photo Archive No. 242.3.2010.03

PS. 242. 18 March 2010 11:10 AM. Facing northwest, Azimuth 315. Pasture 9. Elevation 1313 m. ISO 100, 35mm focal length, Canon 5D Mark II Digital Camera. Witness present, part of fenceline, camera above. Mesquite alive; burroweed, shrubby buckwheat, turpentine bush, and flowering Calliandra. Ocotillo distant center. Prickly pear, and barrel cacti. Lehmann lovegrass, only grass. The mesquite in center of 1948 with two main basal stems, is alive and large today. Good match with earlier photos. Compared to 2007, more grass and more litter because of dry summer. M. McClaran photographer, A. Dalke assistant.

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Photo Archive No. 242.3.2016.03

PS. 242. 16 March 2016 10:38 AM. Facing northwest, Azimuth 315. Pasture 9. Elevation 1313 m. ISO 125, 35mm focal length, Canon 5D Mark II Digital Camera. Witness present, part of fenceline, camera above. Mesquite alive; burroweed, mimosa, Baccharis sarothroides, turpentine bush, and flowering Calliandra. Ocotillo distant center. Oak in channel behind right mesquite. Prickly pear, and barrel cacti. Lehmann lovegrass is dominant grass, also find cottontop black grama, sprucetop grama, and setaria. The mesquite in center of 1948 with two main basal stems, is alive and large today. Good match with earlier photos. Compared to 2010, much more grass cover and number of plants (mainly Lehmann lovegrass), more grass species present, and no shrubby buckwheat present. M. McClaran photographer, K. Hawkes assistant.

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Photo Archive No. 242.3.2022.03

PS. 242. 10 March 2022 11:10 AM. Facing northwest, Azimuth 315. Pasture 9. Elevation 1313 m. ISO 125, 35mm focal length, Canon 5D Mark II Digital Camera. Witness present, part of fenceline, camera above. In 1988, location of camera moved 20 feet east of previous location. Some alignments are different due to change in camera location. Mesquite alive; burroweed, mimosa, Baccharis sarothroides, turpentine bush, and Calliandra. Ocotillo distant center. Oak in channel behind right mesquite. Prickly pear, and barrel cacti. Lehmann lovegrass is dominant grass, also find cottontop black grama, sprucetop grama, and Setaria. The mesquite in center of 1948 with two main basal stems, is alive and large today. Compared to 2016, slightly less grass cover, but bare ground patches seem smaller now (mainly Lehmann lovegrass), many dead grass plants from dry summer 2020 and winter 2020-21. M. McClaran photographer, A. Gorlier assistant.

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