Images from New Mexico

Most genuine lovers of New Mexico stubbornly perceive the state through a set of rose-colored glasses. They see the land and its indigenous people without inevitable modernization and filter out the invasion of Siberian (Chinese) elms and other non-native vegetation. They look beyond the splattering of manufactured homes and accompanying litter. Purposely, true lovers of New Mexico highly romanticize their chosen mecca that even today still dishes them out slices of the simple ways of bygone life. Fortunately, for many of them, there exists a wealth of old, quality photographs that manage to portray such nostalgic versions of New Mexico in past real-life situations. Forever New Mexico: Heartfelt Images of the Land of Enchantment presents scores of such images that were mostly taken during the Depression era before post-World War II forever altered the New Mexican lifestyle that remained relatively unchanged for centuries. Forever New Mexico draws upon a treasure trove of photographs from the Farm Security Administration archival files of the Library of Congress in Washington, D.C., the Photo Archives unit of the Museum of New Mexico, the archival files of New Mexico Magazine and the state Tourism Department historical collection at the New Mexico State Records and Archives Center.

For centuries, the "Land of Enchantment" has mesmerized people with its breathtaking landscapes. New Mexico has been home to Native Americans, Spanish conquistadors, Mexican explorers, and pioneers from all over the world. Today, New Mexico draws millions of tourists and residents with its beauty and diverse culture. Discover and celebrate the 47th state in the spectacular and fascinating photographs of New Mexico Past and Present. More than 500 photos bring New Mexico's rich past and colorful present to life! Gorgeous spreads feature a remarkable selection of photographs, including historical pictures from the archives of the Palace of Governors and contemporary, full-color images. Historical photographs of Springer, Taos, Pojoaque, Santa Fe, Glorieta, Las Vegas, Tucumcari, Fort Sumner, Roswell, Tularosa, Alamogordo, Las Cruces, Silver City, Kingston, Hillsboro, Albuquerque, Isleta Pueblo, Peralta, Acoma Pueblo, Farmington, Abiquiu, Santa Cruz.

In THE WEST OF BILLY THE KID, renowned authority Frederick Nolan has assembled a comprehensive photo gallery of the life & times of Billy the Kid. In text & in more than 250 images - many of them published here for the first time - Nolan recreates the life Billy lived & the places & people he knew. This unique assemblage is complemented by maps & a full biography that incorporated Nolan's original research, adding fresh depth & detail to the Kid's story & the lives & backgrounds of those who witnessed the events of his life & death. Here are the faces of Billy's family, friends, & enemies: John Tunstall & John Chisum, Sheriff Pat Garrett & Governor Lew Wallace, Jimmy Dolan & Bob Olinger, Alexander McSween & Paulita Maxwell, & many others. Here are Santa Fe & Silver City as Billy the Kid saw them, Lincoln, Las Vegas, & Tascosa. Recent photographs show the Kid's haunts as they appear today. Nolan reminds us that, despite his legendary, even mythical, portrayal in perhaps a thousand books & films, Billy the Kid was real. He was a young man whose reckless life & violent death in frontier New Mexico made an indelible mark on the history of the Southwest & a permanent impression on imaginations throughout the world. Here, at last, is his authentic life.

The land and its early people -- The Spanish explorers -- Early Spanish settlement, 1598-1680 -- New Mexico under Spanish rule, 1692-1821 -- Life in New Mexico's Spanish communities -- New Mexico under Mexican rule, 1821-1848 -- Troubled days in Territorial New Mexico -- The end of isolation -- Politics and prosperity, 1910-1929 -- New Mexico since 1929. Historical images of: Isleta Pueblo Mission Church, Pueblo Rain Dance, Isleta Pueblo c. 1890, Don Diego de Vargas, Jemez Pueblo c. 1905, Apache warriors c. 1873, Juan Bautist de Anza, Zebulon Pike, San Miguel del Vado c. 1911, the Acequia Madre in Albuquerque c. 1881, Laguna Pueblo c. 1882, Penitente rites c. 1928, Santa Fe Plaza c. 1861, Kit Carson, Ceran St. Vrain, title page of the first book printed in New Mexico c. 1834, Governor Manuel Armijo, General Stephen W. Kearny, Governor Charles Bent, Santa Fe c. 1859, stagecoach at Hillsboro, Bishop Lamy, Father Antonio Jose Martinez of Taos, Colonel Edward R.S. Canby, Brigadier General Henry H. Sibley, Fort Stanton, Buffalo Soldiers c. 1892, Lincoln courthouse, George McJunkin, an A.T.&S.F. train at Glorieta c. 1880, Las Cruces Main Street in the 1890s, Harvey Girls, farm near Bloomfield c. 1885, Thomas B. Catron, Kingston daily newspaper c. 1886, Governor Miguel A. Otero Jr., Rough Riders at the Palace of the Governors c. 1898, President William McKinley at Deming c.1901, Solomon Luna, New Mexico Constitutional Convention 1910, Columbus after Villa's raid 1916, Albert B. Fall, Carl C. Magee, Erna Fergusson, Mary Austin, Taos Society of Artists 1932, Maria and Julian Martinez of San Ildefonso Pueblo, dust cloud over Clayton 1937, Senator Dennis Chavez, Trinity Site excavations 1945, Georgia O'Keeffe 1929, Peter Hurd 1968, santero George Lopez.

"No New Mexican should be without this useful volume, the first history of New Mexico in many years to be published with the official sanction of the state. The general reader, the newcomer to New Mexico, and the student will find remarkably detailed information here on every aspect of New Mexico's past." - from the book cover. Historical photographs of: 7th century pit house, Jemez Pueblo, Pecos National Monument, pottery collection at the Museum of New Mexico, Taos Pueblo, Indian jewelry collection at the Museum of NM, 1784 Spanish coin found at Pecos Natl Monument, Las Trampas, El Santuario de Chimayo, Santa Fe Trail near Fort Union, Trinity Site.

This travel narrative goes beyond the roadside neon, using architecture as a means to explore the cultural and historical context of Route 66 in New Mexico.

Historical images of: Tucumcari c. 1945, Tucumcari's "Hotel Mile", Tucumcari train depot, Quay County Courthouse, Guadalupe County Courthouse c.1975, De Vargas Hotel (now Hotel St. Francis) in Santa Fe, Santa Fe's San Francisco Street c. 1926, Museum of Fine Arts in Santa Fe c. 1918, La Bajada Hill c. 1928, Santa Domingo Indian Trading Post c. 1954, Our Lady of Sorrows Church c. 1880, Cline's Corners c. 1937, Tijeras Canyon c. 1951, Albuquerque Hiland Theater c. 1950, Monte Vista Fire Station Number 3 c. 1950, Albuquerque High School c. 1946, Sunshine Building c. 1930, Franciscan Hotel c. 1930, KiMo Theater c. 1929, Maisel's Indian Trading Post c. 1948, Rio Puerco Bridge c. 1933, Cubero c. 1900, Villa de Cubero Trading Post c. 1992, El Navajo Hotel, El Morro Theatre in Gallup c. 1930.

In the late 1930s various New Deal agencies employed hundreds of writers, artists, and photographers to chronicle American life. This book is a collection of the writings and pictures, most ot them previously unpublished, produced under New Deal auspices to document the lives of New Mexicans. In addition to their obvious historic value, these materials provide vivid, often, amusing glimpses of the lives of ordinary and extraordinary people all over the state - homesteaders, villagers, miners, ranchers, merchants, Indians, and cowboys. Some of the stories revolve around such well-known New Mexicans as land baron Lucien Maxwell, author Eugene Manlove Rhodes (the Bard of the Tularosa), Billy the Kid, and black cowboy George McJunkin. Among the not-so-famous people whose stories are told here are Karl Pitcschner, inventor of a machine for shelling pinon nuts; "Old Hot Tamale" Charlie Fowler, a retired buffalo hunter; bank president Bertha Gusdorf; and the remarkable Corn family, homesteaders in Chaves County." - from the book jacket
Images of: Trampas, Taos County, c. 1943; sheep ranching, gold prospecting/mining, Navajo Lodge c. 1940, church at Acoma Pueblo before restoration, Taos Pueblo, Colfax County, Wagon Mound, Mescalero Reservation, Dust Bowl refugees.

Images of: Pueblo Bonito c. 1931, Gaspar Perez de Villagra c. 1610, Governor Manuel Armijo c. 1845, Padre Antonio Jose Martinez c. 1848, William S. Messervy c. 1849, wagon train in Santa Fe Plaza c. 1861, Lew Wallace, Santa Fe c. 1880, Socorro Courthouse c. 1885, Sadie Orchard's stagecoach c. 1905, Old Albuquerque Plaza c. 1885, Old Loco "One Eye Lost", Adolph Bandelier c. 1885, Bridge Street in Las Vegas c. 1882, Rough Riders in Las Vegas 1898, William Howard Taft in Albuquerque 1909, Columbus after Pancho Villa's raid 1916, Duck Queen in Wagon Mound c. 1916, Santa Fe Japanese Internment Camp c. 1945, Ralph Emerson Twitchell c. 1910, railroad and mines in Madrid c. 1919.

"Produced in cooperation with the Historical Society of New Mexico."

A pictorial history of 19th century woodcuts and steel engravings

Historical photographs presented side-by-side with recent photographs of the same sites.

Andrea Adams was a freelance braodcaster and journalist who spent three years uncovering the effects of bullying at work. She died in 1995 having significantly raised awareness of bullying in Britain.

Historical images of: Nathan Benjamin Appel, San Francisco Street in Santa Fe c. 1866, Solomon Jacob Spiegelberg, The Spiegelberg Brothers, Las Vegas c. 1880, Jicarilla Apaches, Pluma, Juan Largo, Jewish cattle brands, Louis Felsenthal, Juana Valle, Solomon Bibo, Charles "Tio Carlos" Ilfeld, Ilfeld's on the Plaza in Las Vegas, Ludwig Ilfeld, Clelia Sanches.