Road Construction

Dateca. 1935

Mediumgelatin silver print

Dimensions3 1/16 × 4 1/4 in. (7.8 × 10.8 cm)

ClassificationsPhotography

Credit LineAlbuquerque Museum, gift of Bonnie Holten

Object numberPA2022.030.099

DescriptionMen work to chip away rocks to construct a wall along a farm to market road in San Miguel County, New Mexico. The road connects Las Vegas, New Mexico, to the Conchas Dam. A team of horses is to the right of the frame. A rock retaining wall is in the background. The road construction is part of a project with the New Deal.

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