Collection:

Albuquerque Historical Postcards

Collection Index # :

A-1

Front Caption:

Greetings From Albuquerque New Mexico.
Skyview Silhouette of the New Modern City. In This Plaza Were Enacted A. D. 1706
By Governor and Captain General Don Francisco Quervo [sic] y Valdez ceremonies incident to the founding of the villa of Albuquerque named after the Spanish viceroy Don Francisco Fernandez de la Enriquez Duke of Albuquerque. Marker in Old Town Plaza commemorating the founding of Albuquerque.

Back Caption:

Albuquerque, New Mexico.
There are two Albuquerques, Historic Old Town founded seventy years before the signing of the Declaration of Independence – and the new Modern City, one hundred and seventy-four years later. The two places, so different in tempo and appearance, are joined by Central Avenue (U. S. Highway 66). Nestling at the base of the beautiful Sandia Mountains the present Albuquerque is spread out over 100 square miles with a population approximating 100,000. All around is the fascination of New Mexico and the picturesque Indian Country.

Date of Photo:

ca 1950

Subject Category:

Aerial Views

Original Format Size:

13 x 7.5 cm

Photographer:

C E Redman, Albuquerque, New Mexico

Distributor:

Alfred McGarr Adv. Service, Box 646, Albuquerque, N M

Distributor #:

AN-3

Manufacturer:

Associated Litho., Des Moines 9, Iowa

Manufacturer #:

18 AT 185

Notes:

Art Tone “Glo-Var” Finish

Repository:

Special Collections Library

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