The History of New Mexico Fiesta Dresses
THEY WERE PRODUCED by an array of local designers with names like Emily Ann Originals, Pins & Needles, Latsha of Albuquerque, Desert Flower Originals, and Ganscraft. New Mexico’s fiesta dresses…
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Tag: Fred Harvey Company
Join the Fred Harvey Nation
ON THE FINAL FRIDAY of October, as Santa Fe’s air took on its first fall chill and the sweet smell of piñon smoke, the New Mexico History Museum lobby filled with an eclectic set of history buffs…
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Five Things to Do This Weekend
1 Beware the bumps in the night. Halloweekend A haunted mansion full of scary (and fun!) events invades Los Alamos for Halloweekend, including Trick-or-Treat on MainStreet, spooky science events at…
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Rawlins Building Returns to Glory
FOURTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT ATTORNEY Thomas Clayton remembers playing as a child in the massive boarding house his grandparents owned at 515 Railroad Avenue. It was built by British saloon owner William…
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Rail Yard Renaissance
ONE DECEMBER DAY IN 1920, Isadore Freed, a Russian émigré to New York and then Iowa, stepped off an Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway train at the Albuquerque depot. Behind him, the Alvarado Hotel…
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Datebook: November 2021
Above: Fredheads unite this fall at the12th annual Fred Harvey History Weekend. Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons. FANS OF HOSPITALITY entrepreneur Fred Harvey (1835–1901) gather November 12–15…
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Where to Shop Fred Harvey–Era Jewelry
Vintage Fred Harvey-era jewelry, from left to right: vintage knifewing box, ca. 1930s, $395; vintage thunderbird pendant with turquoise, ca. 1950s, $495; vintage stamped bracelet with turquoise, ca…
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Birth of the Travelogue
Above: A hand-colored image of a New Mexico dude ranch. Photograph by Minesh Bacrania. In 1925, the Fred Harvey Company announced something new and exotic: Indian Detours. Travelers who came west on…
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