Mesas

Brindle

Caption: "Spring 1916, Florence Mabel and their cow "Brindle" near Tucumcari, New Mexico

©2007 QRAI

Runnin' on faith

©QR AI 2006

Windmill (and cows)

"Windmill Surguy Ranch" circa 1910. The writing on the tank reads: "Made by J T Morris Tucumcari NM"

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A View of Tucumcari Mountain 1906

Fort Bascom 1907

Fort Bascom had a short life, lasting only seven years, 1863 - 1870. By the time these pictures were taken (March, 1907), the old fort was in a sorry state. I have also blogged about this fort here & here.

Little houses

I think sometimes people subconsciously substitute the word "cute" for the word "little"; as in "Cute House on the Prairie." Well those houses were cute sometimes, and small most of the time, very small. At the time, nine people lived in the house pictured above.

Quay County, New Mexico ca. 1910

Rain on demand

What would all those old dry-farmers have thought of this? {I think they'd of liked it very much.}



Quay County, New Mexico (both pictures).