Picture This! Podcast

Go on a balloon ride with saloon-keeper Park Van Tassel as we look at the photograph of his historic launch from what was then downtown Albuquerque—way back in 1882.

Dig into New Mexico mining history. Dawson, New Mexico, located southwest of Raton in Colfax County, was a vibrant mining town in the early 1900s. Immigrant miners flocked to the area. 

Look at Albuquerque’s place in the history of spaceflight and what it took to become one of the first NASA astronauts. In the Photo Archives of the Albuquerque Museum is a photograph showing two candidates for NASA’s Mercury Program wearing space suits and standing outside of a room at Lovelace Clinic.

Look at the world of an itinerant photographer during the American Depression of the early 1930s.

Travel with the King of Belgium as he visits the Pueblo of Isleta on his first tour of North America in 1919. In the Photo Archives of the Albuquerque Museum is a photograph of King Albert I of Belgium wearing a military uniform and standing with a group of people near the St. Augustine Mission Church at the Pueblo of Isleta.

Hop on board an electric streetcar and take a ride to learn about one of Albuquerque’s early transportation systems! In the photo archives of the Albuquerque Museum is a photograph of a female streetcar driver, known as a “motorette”, standing in front of her streetcar.

A street photography project commissioned by the Albuquerque Museum in 1969 to document the city during a time of great change. In the Albuquerque Museum are thousands of 35mm color slides marked with the name “McDonald” and dated 1969 and 1970.

Go out to the ballgame with the Albuquerque Dukes minor league baseball team! In the photo archives of the Albuquerque Museum are photographs of the Albuquerque Dukes from the 1940s and 1950s. They were the longest running professional franchise in Albuquerque and had some big names associated with them throughout the years.

The New Mexico National Guard has existed in one form or another since the 1500s. In the photo archives of the Albuquerque Museum is a photograph of the enlistment ceremony of men into the New Mexico National Guard in 1917.

Look at the history behind a landmark of the early days of Albuquerque and the man who built it. In the photo archives of the Albuquerque Museum is a photograph of a sprawling mansion with members of the household standing around the property.

Peer into the life and work of one of Albuquerque's most successful photographers.

Hop on a bus and re-visit a little-known concert that brought together the gospel of Flower Power and a master of the Blues for a one-time-only concert in the hills of Placitas, New Mexico.