New Mexico Postcards

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Albuquerque, New Mexico Route 66: Print of hand-drawn card from artist Bob Waldmire. Route 66 was certified in 1926 when the nation adopted a numbered system of cross-country, inter-state roads. Fully paved by 1936, Route 66 became an important and legendary highway, "immortalized" in literature, music and on television. Gradually "replaced" by huge homogeneous interstates, 66 was decertified in 1985, ceasing to exist "officially." But well over 80% of the old road is still drivable -- so, travel back in time, and leave the stress behind -- on the interstates... and then, you too will say: "I still get my kicks on old Route 66!" Postcard is new, unused and in very good condition.

Elephant Butte Dam - Text on back: Driveway Across Elephant Butte Dam Near Truth or Consequences, New Mexico. This great dam at Elephant Butte is 1,674 feet in length and 318 in height from bed rock. The flood waters impounded behind this mass of concrete back up forming a lake 40 miles in length. Known as the Rio Grande Project, and built by the Government under supervision of the Reclamation Service, at a cost of over $12,000,000 and reclaiming 200,000 acres of fertile land. Vintage linen postcard is unused and in very good condition.

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El Rancho Hotel in Gallup, New Mexico - Set of two cards - Interior and exterior of the hotel. Postcards are both new.

Greetings From Taos New Mexico -- Linen postcard carries a 1 cent place mark for a stamp. Never used.

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.

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

66+ Years Old ... And Still Kicking! - If Route 66 were a belt, the Amarillo area would be the buckle. The center of the stretch from Chicago to L.A., also known as "Mother Road" is still a great place to "Get your Kicks!"

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.

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.