April 17 is National Bookmobile Day!
“Taos County, New Mexico. Children line up for books when Taos County project bookmobile visits school at Prado.” 12/1941.
Irving Rusinow, photographer. From the Photographic Prints File of the Bureau of Agricultural Economics
DETAIL OF A WALL IN AN EXPERIMENTAL HOME BUILT OF ALUMINUM BEER AND SOFT DRINK CANS NEAR TAOS, NEW MEXICO…08/1974
David Hiser, photographer. From the EPA’s DOCUMERICA series.
So not everyone can build a beer can house, but what are your plans for America Recycles Day?
Dated April 23, 1880, this claim was filed by Romolo Montoya of Sierra County, New Mexico, for livestock lost during an Apache raid earlier that month.
This treaty, signed on February 2, 1848, ended the war between the United States and Mexico. By its terms, Mexico ceded 55 percent of its territory, including parts of present-day Arizona, California, New Mexico, Texas, Colorado, Nevada, and Utah, to the United States.
Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo [Exchange copy], 02/02/1848
According to our colleagues over at OurPresidents, the first beer in cans was sold today in 1935 - so what’s the next logical step? The Beer Can House of course!
EMPTY STEEL BEER AND SOFT DRINK CANS ARE BEING USED TO BUILD EXPERIMENTAL HOUSING NEAR TAOS, NEW MEXICO. DESIGNER MICHAEL REYNOLDS STANDS NEXT TO AN INTERIOR WALL IN ONE OF THE STRUCTURES THE INSIDE WALLS ARE BUILT WITH CANS IN THE POSITION SHOWN. THE OUTSIDE WALLS ARE CONSTRUCTED USING AN EIGHT CAN UNIT AS A BUILDING BLOCK. (SEE #14164) SOME 70,000 CANS ARE NEEDED TO BUILD A HOUSE WHICH REYNOLDS SAYS CAN BE BUILT AS MUCH AS 20% CHEAPER THAN CONVENTIONAL HOMES, 06/1974
David Hiser, Photographer. From the EPA Series: DOCUMERICA: The Environmental Protection Agency’s Program to Photographically Document Subjects of Environmental Concern, 1972 - 1977
New Mexico turns 100!
Today marks the 100th Anniversary of New Mexico’s statehood. In honor of this monumental anniversary, we’ve selected a number of documents to feature on our website. Check them out!
Map of New Mexico, 1908, Records of the U.S. House of Representatives
July 16 - Eyewitness Account of the Trinity Explosion, 07/16/1945
This is a typewritten account of the detonation of “Trinity,” the first atomic device, on July 16, 1945, written by physicist Luis W. Alvarez, who witnessed it from a B-29 aircraft flying 24,000 feet over the site. In this report, Alvarez comments upon the detonation itself, the formation of the mushroom cloud, and the observations of the shock wave by the pilot and other passengers in the aircraft.
