Valley Ranch Postcard Collection
Collection
Identifier: PICT-2019-003
Scope and Content
The collection was forwarded by the Finger Lakes Stamp Club from a donation. All of the postcards are addressed to Phyllis Hickney of Cornwall Bridge, Connecticut (presumed to be Phyllis Hickney Larson, 1923-2018) from "Pimmy".
The postcards are commercial color or black and white photomechanical prints, and real photographs printed on postcard paper. The images include buttes, mountains and river valley views, campfire cooking, the Pueblo de Taos, and Valley Ranch structures.
The postcards are commercial color or black and white photomechanical prints, and real photographs printed on postcard paper. The images include buttes, mountains and river valley views, campfire cooking, the Pueblo de Taos, and Valley Ranch structures.
Dates
- 1943
Language of Materials
English
Access Restrictions
The collection is open for research.
Copy Restrictions
Duplication of print and photographic material is allowed for research purposes. User is responsible for copyright compliance. For more information see the Photographs and Images Research Guide and contact the Pictorial Archivist.
History
The Valley Ranch (c.1926-1948) was a vacation resort on the Pecos River near Glorieta, New Mexico, accessible from the pre-1937 path of Route 66. It was also a stop on the Indian Detours motoring tours. Originally inhabited by the Pecos Indians, and then part of the Canon de Pecos land grant, Alexander Valle purchased the land in 1852 as a private ranch. Eventually, the year-round resort was one of a number of popular campgrounds and dude ranches. During its heyday, the Valley Ranch, boasted its own Post Office and Sunday afternoon rodeos. After 1947, it was owned and managed by a number of other organizations, including Trappists and Benedictines as a monastery, and served as a retreat center.
Extent
8 items (1 folder) : 8 postcards
Abstract
The Valley Ranch Postcard Collection is a set of commercial and real photograph postcards sent to Phyllis Hickney of Cornwall Bridge, Connecticut, by "Pimmy" during a visit to the Valley Ranch on the Pecos River, New Mexico, in July 1943.
Physical Location
B2. Small Collections Box 11. Filed by Pictorial Number.
- Title
- Finding Aid of the Valley Ranch Postcard Collection, 1943
- Status
- Edited Full Draft
- Author
- Processed by Pictorial Collections Staff
- Date
- © 2019
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid is in English
Revision Statements
- Monday, 20210524: Attribute normal is missing or blank.
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