Dawson, New Mexico ca 1910.
Jumping to Conclusions
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"Oldest House in the U.S."
Belen High School 1937
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Today we have a bit of ephemera from the high school in Belen, New Mexico - a student's registration card from 1937. The front of the card shows the student's name, address, & her parent's occupations: father unemployed (tactfully left blank), mother comptometer operator. The back of the card shows her teachers and schedule.
Pig Pen Scenery
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Photo: "Pig Pen Scenery" Quay County, New Mexico ca. 1913.
Howling Coyote
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Photo: Postcard 1930's
The Old Court House & Jail
Katson's Drive-In
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Photo: Postcard Front, "Katson's Drive - In, Albuquerque, N.M." Rear, "Katson's Drive - In Restaurant and Curio Shop. Curb, Coffee Shop, Dining Room. Around the Clock Service. On U.S. HiWay 66 West of Albuquerque. In the center of the fine Tourist Court Section." Postmark: 7/21/41
Mesa Redonda
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"Mesa Redonda" is Spanish for "round mesa," but this is actually two mesas facing each other. One is shaped like a horseshoe and the other is slightly rounded. At one time, Mesa Redonda was the ideal hangout for a gang of outlaws and cattle thieves, which was broken up by posses in the early 1890s. The area was also used by the early settlers for ranching, and it was described as having only two cattle trails leading to the top." (From nenewmexico.com)
Photo: Postcard "Sand Rock Sisterns, Mesa Redonda, N. Mex." (cisterns is spelled wrong) Nowell Photo (Dawson, New Mexico) ca. 1916
Fort Bascom 1907
Vacations for all
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Photo: Seven Falls, Colorado 1913
Federal Land Patents
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If you have relatives or ancestors who were homesteaders, or perhaps you live on land that was once under the Homestead Act, you can get free copies of the original land patents from the U.S. Government. Just go to the The Official Federal Land Records Site and click on "Search Land Patents" at the bottom of the page. If your search is successful, you will be presented with the basic patent info and several choices of downloadable images of the document, or for the very reasonable price of $2.00, you can even have a "Certified Copy" of the original patent mailed to you. There is also a good FAQ that can answer anything I haven't already mentioned.
Little houses
Rain on demand
NPS Historical Handbook: Fort Union
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