Taos Pueblo
Dateca. 1950
Mediumgelatin silver print
Dimensions7 7/16 × 9 9/16 in. (18.9 × 24.4 cm)
ClassificationsPhotography
Credit LineAlbuquerque Museum, gift of John Airy
Object numberPA1982.181.1082
DescriptionFour women climb wooden ladders up to an upper story of the terraced adobe houses of Taos Pueblo, New Mexico. There is an horno near the ladder in the background. There are several terraces.A typed caption on the back of the photograph reads, "A Taos Indian family climbs up the ladders at Taos Pueblo to reach their apartment on the second story. This ancient pueblo, located in Northern New Mexico was the out post of civilization in the North and the center of intrigue and rebellion during the early years of the Spanish conquest in the sixteenth century. This pueblo is one of the most picturesque in New Mexico."
On View
Not on viewTerms
ca. 1940
