Las Vegas, NM - Navajo Textiles
Navajo Textiles in Las Vegas, New Mexico. Photo by Kathy Weiser-Alexander.
View ArticleLas Vegas, NM - Constaneda Hotel Tower
Constaneda Hotel Tower in Las Vegas, New Mexico. Photo by Kathy Weiser-Alexander.
View ArticleLas Vegas, NM - Castaneda Hotel - 4
Constaneda Hotel in Las Vegas, New Mexico. Photo by Kathy Weiser-Alexander.
View ArticleLas Vegas, NM - Castaneda Hotel - 2
Constaneda Hotel in Las Vegas, New Mexico. Photo by Kathy Weiser-Alexander.
View ArticleFort Union, NM - Ruins - 2
A bustling center of frontier defense in the Southwest for four decades, Fort Union was the largest U.S. military post in the region and a base for both military and civilian ventures that molded its...
View ArticleDry Cimarron Scenic Byway, NM
A forlorn windmill sits just over the Oklahoma state border in New Mexico along the Dry Cimarron Scenic Byway. This byway closely follows the old path of the Cimarron Cutoff of the old Santa Fe Trail...
View ArticleDry Cimarron River, NM
Dry Cimarron River on the Dry Cimarron Scenic Byway in northeast New Mexico. Why Dry Cimarron? There are actually two reasons. First, it was the settlers traveling along the Santa Fe Trail, who after...
View ArticleColfax, NM - Hotel
Remains of the old hotel in Colfax, New Mexico. Photo by Kathy Weiser-Alexander.
View ArticleClayton, NM - Ruins
Ruins southwest of Clayton, New Mexico. Photo by Kathy Weiser-Alexander.
View ArticleCimarron, NM - St. James Hotel Vintage
St. James Hotel, Cimarron, New Mexico Buffalo Bill Cody, who was a goat ranch manager for Lucien Maxwell for a short time, met Annie Oakley at the hotel and began to plan and rehearse their Wild West...
View ArticleCimarron, NM - St James Hotel
St. James Hotel, Cimarron, New Mexico The St James Hotel was built in 1872 by Henri Lambert (later changed to Henry) and was originally called Lambert's Inn. Its saloon, restaurant and 43 rooms were...
View ArticleCimarron, NM - Maxwell Statue
Maxwell Statue in Cimarron, New Mexico. Lucien B. Maxwell was the owner of the Maxwell Land Grant, the largest land grant ever made in in the United States. Creating more than its share of complaints...
View ArticleCimarron, NM - Cemetery
Old cemetery in Cimarron, New Mexico. Photo by Kathy Weiser-Alexander.
View ArticleCimarron, NM - Catholic Church Today
The first Immaculate Conception Church in Cimarron, New Mexico was built as a gift from Lucien and Luz Maxwell in memory of their deceased children, Verenisa and Julian. Dedicated by Jean Baptiste...
View ArticleCimarron, NM - Business Buildings
Business buildings in Cimarron, New Mexico. When the town of Cimarron was officially established in 1861 and was named for the Spanish word meaning "wild" and "unbroken." The name was extremely fitting...
View ArticleCimarron, NM - Barlow & Sanderson Stage Station
Old Barlow & Sanderson Stage Station in Cimarron, New Mexico. In July of 1850, the first government-sanctioned mail delivery route was inaugurated between Independence, Missouri, and Santa Fe, New...
View ArticleCimarron, NM - Aztec Mill - 2
Built by Lucien B. Maxwell in 1864, the Aztec Mill's initial purpose was to provide wheat and corn flour for local residents, soldiers at Fort Union, New Mexico and to the Indian Agency in Cimarron....
View ArticleCimarron, NM - Aztec Mill
When gold was discovered on nearby Mt. Baldy in 1867, numerous prospectors flooded the area, and both Lucien B. Maxwell and the Indians suffered as a result. Three years later, Maxwell sold the land...
View ArticleArmy Train Crossing Plains, 1858
Army Train Crossing the Plains, Harper's Weekly, April 24, 1858. Hand colored version with enhancements.
View ArticleTiptonville, NM - Santa Fe Trail Ruts and Swales
Santa Fe Trail Ruts and Swales near Tiptonville, New Mexico. Photo by the National Park Service.
View ArticleTiptonville, NM - Old Adobe House
Old adobe house near Tiptonville, New Mexico. Photo by the National Park Service.
View ArticleMora County, NM - Trail Ruts
Santa Fe Trail ruts in Mora County, New Mexico. Photo by the National Park Service.
View ArticleSan Miguel Del Vado National Historic District, NM - Ruins - 2
San Miguel Del Vado National Historic District old building on the Santa Fe Trail. Photo by the National Park Service.
View ArticleSan Miguel Del Vado National Historic District, NM - Ruins
San Miguel Del Vado National Historic District old building on the Santa Fe Trail. Photo by the National Park Service.
View ArticleSan Miguel Del Vado National Historic District, NM - Old Buildings
San Miguel Del Vado National Historic District old buildings on the Santa Fe Trail. Photo by the National Park Service.
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