Collection:

Albuquerque Historical Postcards

Collection Index # :

S-3

Back Caption:

Sunset on the Rio Grande
The Rio Grande, “Nile of America” has its source in southern Colorado, thence through the famous Rio Grande Canyon near Taos, N.M., it irrigates the various Indian Pueblos along its banks. This mighty river has been harnessed to water the fertile districts in the vicinity of Albuquerque, later forming Elephant Butte Lake which supplies the rich garden lands of the Mesilla Valley south to El Paso, Texas, en-route to the Big Bend country and the Gulf of Mexico. The three peaks are the cones of extinct volcanoes.

Date of Photo :

1939

Subject Category:

Rio Grande Valley

Original Format Size:

13 x 7.5 cm

Distributor:

J. R. Willis, Box 665, Albuquerque, N. M.

Publisher #:

33

Manufacturer:

Curteich-Chicago

Manufacturer #:

9A-H232

Notes:

Space for one cent stamp; message; Genuine Curteich-Chicago “C.T. Art-Colortone” Post Card

Repository:

Special Collections Library

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