01-05-2025
New Mexico History Museum digitizes Karl Kernberger photo collection
SANTA FE, N.M. (KRQE) — Photos from a notable New Mexico photographer are being digitized by the New Mexico History Museum (NMHM). You can now browse through Karl Kernberger's photos of ghost towns, Indigenous communities, and other southwestern shots online.
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Kernberger originally worked as a staff photographer at the Museum of New Mexico. NMHM recently received a grant from the New Mexico Historical Records Advisory Board to improve access and care to Kernberger's collection containing about 24,000 negatives, 1,325 contact sheets, 155 prints and 64 reels of moving image film.
'We were looking for a smart way to provide access to a large collection that previously had no digital presence,' said Hannah Abelbeck, Curator of Photographs and Archival Collections. 'When we uploaded the contact sheets, I saw images of ghost towns, but I also spotted images I didn't expect, including photographs from a local press conference on prison conditions. I hope others uncover images they find interesting, engaging, or relevant.'
Project Archivist Hall Frost is giving a presentation, 'Out There Adventure: The Photographs of Karl Kernberger,' on Friday, May 16 from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. You can find more information online.
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