Collection:

Albuquerque Historical Postcards

Collection Index # :

Q-1

Front Caption:

Santa Fe Mission Depot, Albuquerque, N. M.

Back Caption:

Santa Fe Mission Depot, Albuquerque, N. M.—Albuquerque is a very ancient and interesting settlement, being on an elevation of 5,000 feet above sea level. The first explorers of this region were the Spaniards from Mexico. The city was founded by them in 1706. The territory is noted for its many curious and interesting missions which were inhabited by the missionaries in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries.

Date of Photo :

ca. 1900

Subject Category:

Railroad Town

Original Format Size:

13 x 7.5 cm

Manufacturer #:

95

Notes:

One cent stamp

Repository:

Special Collections Library

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