Box 1

Scope and Content From the Collection: Photographs documenting the construction and dedication ceremonies at Santa Maria de Acoma, a catholic church and mission at McCartys, New Mexico designed by John Gaw Meem. Construction scenes include: Acoma tribal members working construction, horse teams and trucks loaded with logs, priest and Indian craftsmen carving corbels, building stone walls. Others show the completed structure, including interior views of the altar and religious art (carved stations of the Cross and Last Supper...