New Mexico - Socorro(1)
Association
Estella Mae Wheeler
Dateca. 1961
MediumPaper and Ink
Dimensions5 × 8 in. (12.7 × 20.3 cm)
ClassificationsPhotography
Credit LineAlbuquerque Museum, gift of Caroline Bowdish
Object numberPA2021.049.214
Description1. Sixty or so miles from Islta lies the small town of Socorro built on the site of an old Indian Pueblo. This is its Airfield, which today boasts a fine, new airport. The name, Socorro, is of Spanish origin & mena "succor" or "help," that was given abundantly by friendly Indians there to Spanish missionaries & explorers, weary from wandering over the desert. 2. As we near my nieces' home, we note the large "M" on the mt. top, indicating that a School of Mines is located here.
3. If we had not had relatives living in Socorro, this is where we would have stayed - Val Verde Hotel - a pretty place serving good food.
4. This is where we did stay; we enjoyed one of the apartments on Campus HIll. These apartments are usually reserved for (next card)
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Estella Mae Wheeler
July 1948
January 18, 1911
