Erna and Harvey Fergusson, approximately 1891
A full-length seated portrait of Erna Fergusson and her brother Harvey, taken in the early 1890s. Erna appears to be around four years old, Harvey perhaps two. Both children are looking slightly to the right of the camera. Erna has shoulder-length dark hair and is wearing a dark dress. Harvey has short dark hair and is wearing a light-colored dress.
Albright, Emma L.; Cobb, Eddie Ross; Cobb, William Henry; Howard, M.B.; New Studio (Albuquerque)
Robert Gish Photograph Collection, Center for Southwest Research, University of New Mexico Cobb Memorial Photography Collection, Center for Southwest Research, University of New Mexico
Studio portrait of Erna Fergusson. She is seated and looking slightly to the left. She is wearing a light-colored hat and an elaborate ruffled collar over a dark suit.
Palace of the Governors Photo Archives, New Mexico History Museum, Santa Fe
Seated portrait of Erna Fergusson. She is seated on a patterned sofa in front of a mural. Her hair is waved and she is wearing a dark blouse and skirt while reading Time magazine.
Erna Fergusson Photograph Collection, Center for Southwest Research, University of New Mexico
Lena C. Clauve photograph from The Mirage, UNM's yearbook, in 1925, the year she graduated with a BA in Music. She has short dark hair and is wearing a mortarboard and dark gown with a white collar.
Head and shoulders portrait of Lena Clauve at her retirement in 1961. She has short white curly hair and is wearing dark-framed glasses, a dark jacket with a collar, and a necklace of large flat beads.
UNM's First Dean of Women: Lena C. Clauve
The first UNM Dean of Women, Lena C. Clauve, commissioned this desk along with a chair, a settee, and two additional chairs for $500 in 1937. Carved decorative elements include a horizontal diamond band centered within incised parallel bands, above and beneath the diamond motif at the top of all four sides. Additional motif below includes mirrored teardop and diamond cutouts. The furniture was made in Santa Fe. 30-1/8 x 52 x 29-3/4 inches.
New Mexico Historic Preservation Committee Photograph Collection
Center for Southwest Research, University of New Mexico
A head and shoulders portrait of Erna Fergusson in graduation regalia: a dark gown with a white blouse, and mortarboard. She has short dark hair and is looking at the camera with a solemn expression.
A head and shoulders senior portrait of Louise Holland Coe. She has short waved dark hair and is wearing a dark dress with an open neckline and a necklace of large triangular beads.
A full-length portrait Louise Holland Coe sitting sidesaddle on a dark horse. She is wearing a flat, wide-brimmed hat attached under her chin, a dark blouse with an open neck, and dark pants. The horse is in side view with a bent head. In the background is a light-colored pueblo-style building with a steep hillside behind it. In pen on the verso is written "Louise Coe on Keno "one of our favorite saddle horses" 1939 Coe Ranch just remodeled Keno later sold to Peter Hurd for Polo Pony" and the number 5B
Louise Holland Coe Photograph Collection, Center for Southwest Research, University of New Mexico
Louise Holland Coe is seated on a light-colored modern-style sofa. She is playing a guitar and appears to be singing. She is wearing a light-colored jacket, blouse and skirt. A man is seated on the sofa to her left. In front of them is a low table with a decorative box, some papers or a book, a bowl and some other items on it. Behind the sofa is a wall of mirrors reflecting the room. On the verso in pen is written "4a."