New Mexico Tourist Bureau photos, 1940-1965
File — Box: 1, Folder: 2
Scope and Content
From the Collection:
Collection consists of New Mexico Tourist Bureau photos, aerial views and photos of events and public buildings in Albuquerque, N.M. Buildings in Albuquerque include F.W. Woolworth Co., Public Library, New Mexico Book Co. (interior), Lovelace Clinic and the Veteran's Hospital, Radiation Therapy Center, Medical Arts Square, Sandia Laboratories Administration building, Baird Memorial Research Lab, Albuquerque Little Theatre, a color postcard of the Old Town Playhouse and scenes from a production by the New Vic Player's. Tourist Bureau photos include landscapes, desert plants, animals, Hispanic boy on burro, rodeo, State Fair, aerial views of the ruin at Kuaua and a beanfield, forest facilities, child skiing, telescope. Coronado Cuarto Centennial (1940) events shown include men dressed as conquistadores riding horses and firing a cannon and a reenactment of de Vargas's entrance into Santa Fe during the Santa Fe Fiesta. A reproduction of a painting shows entry of a group of Spaniards into Albuquerque and is dedicated to the Duke of Albuquerque. Pioneer Day photos show a trek of covered wagons. One photo is of a cowboy cook-out with chuckwagon. Also included are Pueblo bread baking, and Indian craftsmen making jewelry. There is also a photo reproduction of a painting by Taos artist Pop Chalee. Hispanic American craftsmen and women are shown carving traditional furniture, making pottery, and weaving. Some photographs taken by C. E. Redman and the Barnes & Caplin Studio in Albuquerque.
Dates
- 1940-1965
Access Restrictions
The collection is open for research.
Extent
From the Collection: 61 items (1 box) : 58 photographic prints, 2 negatives, and 1 color postcard
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Creator
- From the Collection: University of New Mexico Press (Organization)
Repository Details
Part of the UNM Center for Southwest Research & Special Collections Repository
Contact:
University of New Mexico Center for Southwest Research & Special Collections
University Libraries, MSC05 3020
1 University of New Mexico
Albuquerque NM 87131
505-277-6451
cswrref@unm.edu
University of New Mexico Center for Southwest Research & Special Collections
University Libraries, MSC05 3020
1 University of New Mexico
Albuquerque NM 87131
505-277-6451
cswrref@unm.edu