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From Foreword: This book visually documents in comprehensive and systematic fashion the centuries-old history of the Santa Fe area, beginning even with the archeological evidence of those who lived here before the Spaniards arrived. Utilizing reproductions of plans, sketches, archival records, portraits, and particularly photographs, the author has narrated the story of the oldest capital from its founding in 1610 as a villa and the northernmost outpost...
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The history of Santa Fe is encapsulated in imagery. Remnants of unearthed Native American artifacts from eons ago shed light on its first inhabitants. By the 17th century, Spanish settlers were capturing everyday life with brushstrokes on canvas. In the 1850s, the epic of this ancient land was brought to life through the camera's lens. These early images, which tell the story of the convergence of humanity, are as varied as the people themselves....
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37 pages : color illustrations ; 28 cm
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The De Vargas Hotel ... traces its history back to the Palace Hotel, built in the 1880s (when New Mexico was still a territory of the United States), on what is now the corner of Washington Street and Marcy Street. The original hotel ..., built in the Victorian style, was renamed the De Vargas in 1910, shortly before the territory achieved statehood in 1912. In 1922, the De Vargas Hotel burned to the ground in one of the biggest fires in Santa Fe's...
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"... This book presents an overview of Santa Fe hotels from the past and highlights the city's important remaining historic hotels. The chapters include key establishments that had their start in the early 20th century and continue in operation today. Most of them are still in buildings with considerable historic and architectural significance, such as Bishop's Lodge, La Fonda, and the St. Francis. A chapter on an iconic Route 66 motor court, which...
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