New Mexico - Roswell, UFO Museum

The International UFO Museum
Roswell, New Mexico

Many reports have been made about UFO crashes all over the world.  If you doubt that come to 400 N. Main, Roswell, New Mexico where one crashed into the corner of the building.

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The International UFO Museum And Research Center is focused largely on the 1947 Roswell Crash and later supposed UFO incidents in the United States and elsewhere. It was founded in 1991 as a nonprofit educational organization. The museum contains an extensive library and exhibits all focused on the history of UFO encounters.

New Mexico - The Museum of Natural History and Science

New Mexico's Ice Age
Twelve thousand years ago, saber-toothed cats and dire wolves hunted bison and mammoths in a wetter, cooler southern New Mexico.  Glaciers sculpted mountain peaks as far south as Sierra Blanca (mural by Kent Pendleton).

New Mexico Museum of Natural History

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The New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science is located in Albuquerque, New Mexico and was founded in 1986.

The Museum's permanent exhibit halls are as follows:

Origins
Dawn of the Dinosaurs
Jurassic Super Giants
New Mexico's Seacoast
Age of Volcanoes
Evolving Grasslands
Cave Experience
New Mexico's Ice Age

Other permanent exhibits include a planetarium and two floors of exhibit galleries dedicated to astronomy and space exploration. 

Arizona, New Mexico and Texas - Road Trip Map

National Postcard Week
May 4-10, 2014

Road Trip with Allison, Payton, Trey and Alexis
Postcard limited edition of 1000 by Demaris Swint.

This postcard features art by Rick Geary.

Shown on the map is:
Arizona:
Grand Canyon, Painted Desert, Meteor Crater, Petrified Forest, Mesa, Queen Creek, Tucson Saguaro National Park

New Mexico:
Taos Pueblo, Carrizozo, Roswell, Carlsbad Caverns

Texas:
El Paso, Pecos, Ft. Stockton, Beeville, and The Alamo 

New Mexico - White Sands National Monument (5 Postcards)

Sunset on the White Sands, 

near Alamogordo, New Mexico

By all means, visit the White Sands at sunset!  The feeling of mystery, the quietude of the great expanse of snow white sands, the golden sunset turning at its last moments to rose and violet as darkness finally closes in.  Then the day is gone, leaving this great bulk of whiteness still visible thru the shades of night.

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The White Sands National Monument is a U.S. National Monument located about 25 km (15 miles) southwest of Alamogordo, New Mexico, at an elevation of 4235 feet (1291 m).  It is a field of white sand dunes composed of gypsum crystals.

Gypsum is rarely found in the form of sand because it is water-soluble. Normally, rain would dissolve the gypsum and carry it to the sea. Since the Tularosa Basin has no outlet to the sea, rain that dissolves gypsum from the surrounding San Andres and Sacramento Mountains is trapped within the basin, and the rain either sinks into the ground or forms shallow pools which subsequently dry out and leave gypsum in a crystalline form, called selenite, on the surface. Weathering and erosion eventually breaks the crystals into sand-size grains that are carried away by the prevailing winds from the southwest, forming white dunes. The dunes constantly change shape and slowly move downwind, covering the plants in their path. Some species of plants, however, can grow rapidly enough to avoid being buried by the dunes.

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P-617 White Sands National Monument, New Mexico

This is a real photo postcard from:
Catlin - Thompson Photo
SW Post Card Co.
Albuquerque
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The White Sands National Monument - New Mexico
6-T-27

This is a real photo postcard.
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Ripples of the White Sands, National Monument,
Near Alamogordo, New Mexico

The 176,000 acres of crystallized gypsum which comprise the area known as the "White Sands" are blown into ripples and dunes, while the vegetation struggles thru in a fight for existence.  In the interior of the area, where drifts are extremely high there is no vegetation of any kind.
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Picturesque view of the White Sands National Monument in New Mexico. 

New Mexico - Taos, Street on the Plaza with Cars

Street on the Plaza, Taos, New Mexico

The City of Taos is the burial place of Kit Carson, home of the famous Taos Art Colony, and located close to city is the Taos Indian Pueblo, which is one of the oldest and most famous of the Indian Pueblos.

New Mexico - Taos Indian Pueblo - (Three Postcards)

Taos Indian Pueblo
Northern New Mexico

Kadchrome by Les Reed
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South Pueblo, Taos

With its backdrop of Pueblo Mountain and colorfully costumed inhabitants, thousand year old Taos Pueblo is a popular subject for artist.  Taos Indians are industrious farmers and are relatively well-to-do.  They are usually well educated and frequently speak three languages: their own Tewa, Spanish and English.

Color phhoto by J. Hobson Bass

The front of the card had a printing error.  You can even see through to the back where the stamp goes.  The back is perfect, no marks or color errors.
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Pueblo De Taos, Northern New Mexico
The most remarkable residences in the United States

The First Apartment Building in the World
Ancient Taos - consists of many adobe communal dwellings - and said to be the finest example of Ancient Pueblo architecture.
Silhouetted against the sky like white robed sentinels, the Taos Indians make an unforgettable picture. Back of the Pueblo is the sacred mountain and lake where secret ceremonials are carried on.

New Mexico - Sunset on Great Salt Lake

Sunset on Great Salt Lake

One of nature's great murals is sunset on Great Salt Lake

Color photo by Hubert A. Lowman

New Mexico - St. Francis D'Assisi Mission

St. Francis D'Assisi Mission
Ranchos De Taos, New Mexico

Founded in 1772, and still serving the quaint farming village of Ranchos de Taos.

Color by Ralph Ord

New Mexico - Socorro, Ake Court, Motels, Motor Courts

Ake Court
Socorro, New Mexico AAA
One of the Newest and most Modern Motor Courts on U.S. Highways 85 and 60

A New Motor Court of Seventeen Modern Units - Tiled Baths - Steam Heat - Garages - Refrigerated Air Conditioning

Duncan Hines Recommended

The three top recommendation that any motor court can get.  The Best Western Motels

New Mexico - Scenic Highway U.S. 70 thru Dark Canyon

Scenic Highway U.S. 70, thru Dark Canyon between Roswell and Alamogordo near Ruidoso, New Mexico

This drive through Dark Canyon near the Mescalero Apache Indian Reservation is one filled with beautiful and varied scenery.  Glimpse of the Sierra Blanca Mountain (White Mountain) through the trees is one of the interesting sights.

New Mexico - Rio Grande Valley, Spanish Settlement of Pilar

Rio Grande Valley

Scene between Taos and Sante Fe, New Mexico, showing the Spanish settlement of Pilar.

New Mexico - Old Wishing Well, 300 Years Old

Old Wishing Well

This old well in its adobe patio has brought with it down through the centuries some of the charm of the old Spanish Grandees who built it more than 300 years ago.

New Mexico - Kiva of Ancient Cliff Dwellers in Ceremonial Cave

Kiva of Ancient Cliff Dwellers, In Ceremonial cave
Rito De Los Frijoles Canyon, New Mexico

The Kiva or Estufa is a circular under-ground chamber from ten to forty odd feet in diameter, roofed with large vigas or timbers and covered with saplings and earth.  Entrance is gained thru the hatch in the roof by means of a long ladder.  An alter, fireplace, sipapu, flue or draft and various niches are essential features of the interior arrangement.  The kiva is the ceremonial center of all Indian life and in this underground chamber, all important councils are held, and ceremonies and dances begin and end.

New Mexico - Kit Carson's Cave near Gallup

This mammoth cave near Gallup, New Mexico was used by Kit Carson, the famous U.S. Army Scout during the Campaigns against the Navajo Indians.
Deep, within the cave, is a large spring used to this day by the Indians.
Here, many spectacular scenes of the movie "Billy the Kid" were made.
During the U.S. Army Campaigns of 1864 against the Navajo Indians, Kit Carson killed many warriors - taking 7,000 prisoners to Ft. Summer, New Mexico where they were held  for 4 years - they have been "good" Indians ever since.

photo: J.H. Willis

New Mexico - Kit Carson House and Museum

Kit Carson House and Museum
Taos, New Mexico

The old house was built in 1826 and occupied by Kit Carson and family in 1858 to 1866.  Kit Carson ran away from his Missouri home, joined an ox-train bound for Santa Fe, became a trapper, guide and scout covering all the Western states which were generally unknown.  A shrewd and cunning Indian fighter, he served as a scout for the U.S. Army and rose to the rank of Brevet Brigadier General.

Color by Ralph Ord

New Mexico - Glorieta Baptist Assembly

Dining Hall

Glorieta Baptist Assembly

Glorieta, New Mexico

Good food mixed with Christian Fellowship equal happy hours each day in the Dining Hall.  These two unites of the building provide seating space for 1,500 guests.  The third unit to be added later, will provide for an additional 1,000.

Photo by Merrill Moore

1958

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"Presenting Glorieta - In the Land of Enchantment. Comprised of some 1,300 acres, nineteen miles from Sante Fe,  New Mexico.  Home of the Baptist Assembly of 22 states and the District of Columbia.

Color photo by J. Hobson Bass

1953

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"New Mexico Hall"

(Administration Building)

Glorieta Baptist Assembly

Glorieta, New Mexico

Lobby-Lounge 210', contains four of world's largest fireplaces constructed of native flagstone, dimensions: 16' wide by 30' high.  Building is 750' overall in length, it will house Assembly Business Offices, Library, Stores and Shops.  This building is now partially completed and will be a fine south-western style structure, when entirely finished.

1953

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New Mexico Hall

Glorieta Baptist Assembly

Glorieta, New Mexico

This attractive building houses Assembly Business Offices, Library, Stores and Shops.  The Lobby-Lounge contains four huge fireplaces constructed of flagstone.

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New Mexico Hall
Glorieta Baptist Assembly
Glorieta, New Mexico

New Mexico Baptists gave the funds with which to erect this first unit of the Assembly Administration Building.  Two additional units of equal size are to be added later.  In this building are located the Registration Desk, Post Office, Snack Bar, Photo Counter, Gift Shop and Book Store.

Photo by Merrill Moore.
1958

New Mexico - Carlsbad Caverns, Totem Poles, Big Room

The Totem Poles, Big Room,
Carlsbad Caverns, New Mexico

The Titanic proportions, the equable temperature defying the seasons changes - 56 degrees at all times - are some of the things which fill the imaginative visitor with awe.  A group of slender, graceful stalagmites resemble Indian Totem Poles in the Big Room.

New Mexico - Camel Rock

Camel Rock Northern New Mexico

This rock formation on U.S. Highway 64 between Santa Fe and Taos is seen by hundreds of visitors every year.  From its "back" one can look west to the Atomic City of Los Alamos and east to the 13,000 feet Sangre de Christo Mountains.

New Mexico - Albuquerque, La Placita Dining Rooms

The Famous 'La Placita' Dining Rooms
Fine Mexican and American Foods
On the Plaza
Old Albuquerque, New Mexico

New Mexico - Albuquerque, Chilli (Chili) Harvest

Chilli Harvest near Albuquerque, New Mexico.  Chilli is one of the main food used by the natives.