Archival Anecdotes: Birds of a Feather

They say a photo is worth a thousand words. There are very few words from the archives that describe this photo. In fact, the Eddy County Museum records say simply “Photo of woman on the prairie with binoculars and a young girl at her side.”

Records also confirm the duo as Mrs. Harry West and Princess Egbert. One can presume they are on the prairie on an early spring day. The grass is not tall and...