New Mexico Postcards

New Mexico Postcards

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Raton Tunnel - Text on back: Raton Tunnel, the highest Point on the Santa Fe, has an altitude of 7,622 feet. The tunnel is 15 miles beyond Trinidad. The Santa Fe has recently completed a second tunnel considerably below the original tunnel. Vintage postcard is unused and in very good condition for its age.

Fort Union National Monument - Six-pounder cannon - field cannon, such as the six-pounder, were effective artillery pieces, a smaller version, the twelve-pounder mountain howitzer with high-prairie carriage, was favored by the army in the west due to its light weight and mobility, named for the weight of the projectile they fired, a number of these guns were warehoused at Fort Union, Watrous, New Mexico. Postcard is new, unused and in excellent condition.

Greetings from Tucumcari - Text on back. Vintage Card Scene, from the collection of Jeff Meyer and the Curt Teich Archives. Route 66 Nostalgia Series. Postcard is new, unused and in mint condition.

Billy the Kid Grave - Text on back: New Mexico. The iron cage surrounding the grave of Billy the Kid and two of his “pals” was deemed necessary after the Kid’s footstone was stolen several times. The graves rest behind the Old Fort Sumner Museum, 7 miles south of Fort Sumner, New Mexico. Postcard is new, unused and in mint condition.

Cimarron Palisades -- Postcard is unused. Very good condition -- has pin hole where it was tacked up previously.

Fort Union Santa Fe Trail Ruts - Text on back: Fort Union National Monument, New Mexico. New Mexico's Fort Union Monument was established to preserve this historic military depot on the Santa Fe Trail. Used continually from 1821 until 1880, the 900-mile trail was a major trade route that brought an estimated 2,000 wagons west each year. Shown here is one of the many eroded remains of the Mountain Branch near Fort Union. Though longer and more rugged than the Cimarron Branch, many chose this route because of readily available water and fewer problems with the Native Americans along the way. Postcard is new, unused and in mint condition.

San Miguel Church, Santa Fe, New Mexico - Text on back: This card represents the oldest church, Santa Fe, New Mexico, as it was up to 1872. The San Miguel Bell was in the tower up to that year, as old photographs prove. The upper portion of the triple tower fell in 1872, but was rebuilt, as now seen, in 1888. The old church is built of large sun-dried bricks; the walls, which are covered with a layer of mud, both inside and out-side, are from three to five feet thick. Vintage postcard is unused and in good condition.

Tucumcari Mountain, New Mexico - Text on back: Tucumcari, New Mexico. Tucumcari Mountain located near Highway 66. The Indian legend as told by Chief Geronimo is that: An Apache Chief by the name of Wautonamah lived on the mountain with his beautiful daughter Kari. The Apache chief had two braves of his tribe picked as prospective husbands for Kari and to follow him as chief-one Tonapon, whom she hated, and the other, Tocom, whom she loved. The Chief suggested a duel with daggers for her hand. Kari over-heard the plan, hid in the trees, and when Tonapon killed Tacom, rushed out and killed Tonapon and herself, falling across Tocom's body. The Chief hearing the news killed himself with Kari's dagger crying "To-com-Kari." This vintage postcard is unused and in good condition.

Montezuma Castle - Text on back: Montezuma Castle, Montezuma, New Mexico. A brief history of the Montezuma Castle. Montezuma, New Mexico, has been known for its hot springs. The fame of these mineral springs led visitors to come from around the world to enjoy the waters. More recently, the springs have become the site of The Armand Hammer United World College. Vintage postcard is unused and in good condition.

Crystal Springs Dome - Text on back: Crystal Spring Dome - largest growing formation in the Caverns. Constant droplets fall on this stalagmite and form limpid pols at its base. Here the visitor sees the process by which the Cavern's decoration developed. Carlsbad Caverns National Park, N.M. Vintage postcard is unused and in good condition.

Fort Union Walkway - Text on back: Fort Union National Monument. Flagstone walkway -- almost 1 1/2 miles of Flagstone connected the various sections of Fort Union. The stone was mined by soldiers from a quarry near the fort. Postcard is new, unused and in mint condition.

Motel Yucca, Logan, New Mexico - Text on back: Yucca Motel. Logan, New Mexico - Phone HU 7-2272. U.S. Hiway 54, State Hiways 39 & 18. 10 new ultra-modern refrigerated units, vented heat, wall-to-wall carpeting, tile tub & shower baths, radios available. Mr. & Mrs. A.D. Schellenberg, owners & operators. Vintage postcard is in very good condition, is used, postmarked from Tucumcari, 1963, intact 4 cent stamp.

Greetings From Roswell - Text on back: This greeting is from the very beautiful city of Roswell, New Mexico, one of the pioneer towns of early days when the "cowboy was king" and rival cattle barons fought their battles in the days of "Billy the Kid" and the Lincoln County wars nearby. Now it is an educational center - home of the splendid New Mexico Military institute with varied interests. Vintage linen postcard is in fair to good condition, shows edge wear and has tape on front. Postmarked from Roswell, 1946, used, with intact 1 cent stamp.

Pueblo of Acoma - Text on back: one of the rain waterholes. Pueblo of Acoma, New Mexico. The oldest continuously inhabited pueblo in the USA. It is located 50 miles west of Albuquerque, New Mexico. Postcard is is unused and in good condition.

Rock Formations, Pueblo of Acoma - Text on back: Rock Formations. Pueblo of Acoma, New Mexico. The oldest continuously inhabited pueblo in the USA. It is located 50 miles west of Albuquerque, New Mexico. Postcard is is unused and in good condition.

Cimarron Canyon - Text on back: Scenic drive through the Cimarron Canyon as seen from U.S. highway 64 between Cimarron and Eagle Nest, New Mexico. Vintage postcard is unused and in very good condition.

Taos Pueblo - Text on back: Taos Indian Pueblo. Some three miles north of Taos is the home of the famous Taos Indians, which was visited by Captain Hernando de Alvarado, officer of Coronado's expedition, some 400 years ago. He found the Pueblo a thriving community of farmers and hunters, living in two communal buildings. These massive 5-story adobe structures were a combination of apartment houses and fortresses and were already a number of hundreds of years old at that time. Vintage scalloped edged postcard is unused and in very good condition.