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U.S. Highway 64
U.S. Highway 64
U.S. Highway 64

U.S. Highway 64

Dateca. 1950
Mediumgelatin silver print
Dimensions7 7/16 × 9 1/2 in. (18.9 × 24.2 cm)
ClassificationsPhotography
Credit LineAlbuquerque Museum, gift of John Airy
Object numberPA1982.181.910
DescriptionU.S. Highway 64 winds across open land near Taos, New Mexico. The highways is a gravel road and two cars are parked alongside the road to the right of the frame. Mountains are in the background. Tree trunks and cut logs are in the pasture in the foreground.
A typed caption on the back of the photograph reads, "Like a serpent twisting toward the protection of the mountains, the highway north of Taos, New Mexico, provides a never-ending variety of scenery to the traveler. This photo was taken on Highway 64, between Taos and Eagle Nest, New Mexico, an area seldom visited by the casual tourist."
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