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Sante Fe Station and Alvarado Hotel, Albuquerque, New Mexico, circa 1907-1914

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Alternate title:Indian Building and Santa Fe Station, The Alvarado, Albuquerque, N.M.
Summary:Sante Fe Station and Alvarado Hotel, Albuquerque, New Mexico, circa 1907-1914. Caption reads: "Recorded history in New Mexico dates back to the year 1540 when the Governor of Mexico commissioned Coronado to explore the country and search for the mythical El Dorado. Albuquerque consists of two towns, the old Albuquerque and new Albuquerque. The old town was founded in 1701 and there one may still see the quaint old Spanish quarters with its endless maze of streets and adobe houses. The new town, founded twenty-five years ago, is a model city." Postcard number: 12277.
Provider:Detroit Publishing Co.
Century:1901-2000
Place of origin – Continent:North America
Place of origin – Country:United States of America
Place of origin – Region:Michigan
Place of origin – Settlement:Detroit
Temporal subject: 1901-1910
1911-1920
Geographical subject – Continent:North America
Geographical subject – Country:United States of America
Geographical subject – Region:New Mexico
Geographical subject – Settlement:Albuquerque
Topical subjects:Railroad stations
Railroads
Hotels
Alvarado Hotel (Albuquerque, N.M.)
Genre:Postcards
ArchivesUM location:National Trust Library Postcard Collection
Repository:National Trust for Historic Preservation Library Collection
Browse terms:Architecture, Landscape, Historic Places
Copyright holder:Public Domain
Collection:National Trust Library Historic Postcard Collection
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