Cebolla Homestead Cabin
Repeat Photography


North Wall    East Wall    South Wall and Porch   West Wall and Porch
Fireplace Interior    Fireplace Exterior     Porch    Yard    Pen


An important aspect of our research at LA 102087 was "casual repeat photography". Through the cooperation of John Roney of the BLM - Rio Puerco RA, we were able to replicate site photographs taken during the 1990 survey.  Replication of the location and angles of these 1990 photographs has allowed us to document changes in the condition of the site.  These changes may be due to vandalism or other factors, and provide important data for the future management of these cultural resources.

 
North Wall

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East Wall

View of cabin east wall and doorway looking west. 
Wall elements and fireplace appear unchanged.  Top wall element/ roof support has shifted position and roof rafters have collapsed inward.

Interior view of cabin east wall and doorway. 
Rafters above doorway have collapsed inward, but doorway and east wall appear unchanged.

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South Wall and Porch

View of porch, doorway, and south wall of cabin looking north. 
Entire porch has collapsed, as has doorway frame and top timber of south wall.

View of cabin doorway looking north. 
Doorway is leaning in 1990 photo, and has totally collapsed in 2006.  Major door lintel timber has collapsed outward.

Interior view of cabin looking south. 
Note partial collapse of east side rafters in 1990 and total collapse of rafters and doorway by 2006.  Also note absence of top horizontal beam on south wall in 2006.

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West Wall and Porch

Overall view of site looking east. 
Note deterioration of roof and porch; also note similarities of foreground vegetation.

Center area between two windows has collapsed completely inward.  Roof secondaries have fallen and now rest on horizontal wall beams.
North (left) end of wall remains relatively intact; south end upper horizontal wall elements have partially fallen.

View west of cabin interior west wall.
Upper two horizontal wall timbers have collapsed, destroying both windows.  Roof rafters now rest on lower horizontal wall timbers. 
Note changed position of inter-window beams and absence of milled lumber bench.

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Fireplace Exterior

Exterior view of north wall and fireplace looking east.
All wall and fireplace stones appear unchanged, but note horizontal wall timber (?) in lower right foreground.

Exterior view of north wall and fireplace looking west.
All of fireplace and north wall stones appear unchanged.

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Fireplace Interior

Fireplace appears to have changed little.  Flat stone in upper right corner has broken in place.
Wood debris in front is smaller and long timber on left has been moved; midden appears slightly larger.

View north of cabin interior and fireplace. 
Fireplace stones and packrat midden appear unchanged.  Bench along west wall is missing. 
Highest horizontal timber on west wall has collapsed inward and rafters are now resting on lower wall elements. 
Northeast roof rafters have also collapsed inward.

View northeast of cabin interior and fireplace. 
Fireplace stones and packrat midden appear unchanged.  Note presence of milled board in lower left foreground. 
Roof rafters in northeast corner of cabin have collapsed inward from the midline.  Two west side rafters have collapsed from the west wall.

Roof secondaries (rafters) have collapsed from both sides of the primary beams. 
West (left) horizontal roof support has fallen inward causing major structural damage.
Wooden bench is no longer present. Sunlight is now visible through north wall logs, but fireplace appears relatively unchanged.

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Porch

View east of porch. 
Complete porch structure has collapsed:
upright support post at far right (1990) collapsed, roof collapsed, and top horizontal wall timber has fallen beneath the porch rafters.
Below, see additional 2006 porch views toward southeast.

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Yard

Photo A (1990) photo by

Photo B (2006) photo by

Photo A (1990) photo by

Photo B (2006) photo by

Photo A (1990) photo by

Photo B (2006) photo by

View east of the yard gate. 
Note that gate has fallen more in 2006.  Also, bottom slat was partially buried in duff/grass (1990), and loose log present in 2006 was absent in 1990. 
Note also that fence rails on right side of photo have partially collapsed since 1990, and the dead tree in the background appears to have been cut, but not moved.

View north of  wire on fence post. 
No apparent change to fence post or wire, but glass jar rim was absent in 1990.

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Pen

View of the pen looking southeast.  
Note general deterioration of structure and timbers.


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