James J. Hanks was just an undergraduate student at the University of Wisconsin-Madison when he took the pictures in this collection held by the special collections and archives division at Northern Arizona University. The very unique aspect of this collection happens to be its repeat photographs. As stated in the Introduction, a repeat photograph is one taken of the original spot, often decades later. Considering that Hanks' photographs from 1927-1928 cover thousands of miles in northern Arizona and southern Utah, doing repeat photographs was surely daunting, but ultimately rewarding as it shows "significant cultural, ecologic, geologic, and/or hydrologic change." On the homepage visitors can access the photographs from "1927" and "1928", as well as "Letters". The "Clickable Map", on the right side of the homepage, is a must-see, as visitors can click on Hanks' camera stations and read where it was, and then see a photograph taken from that station. Visitors can also go to the "Camera Stations" area at the bottom of the homepage to see the original and repeat photographs together.