61 Amazing Vintage Photos of Life in New Mexico during the Early 1940s

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[@user-xj4fw1tb7n]

Hats off to the photographer for capturing such great images. Each photograph tells its own story.

[@carlossalazar3990]

I am from Northern New Mexico so these photos are so cool to me. Obviously photos taken, preserved and kept within a family. It's really neat to see how pure life was then. Thank you for sharing!

[@philipatoz]

That was a hard, bleak life for ranching / farming community people of very modest means (poor!) - but they had good families who loved each other and a structured life, and I bet if you ask those today still alive, that were kids in these photos, as to whether they had a rough childhood, I bet many would look back quite fondly upon it.

[@653j521]

Kids almost always look back fondly on their youth, as opposed to being in charge as an adult. What makes you think they had good families who loved each other? Staged photos? You think they didn't have alcoholism and domestic violence and juvenile crime, etc.? Because this looks so charming?

[@philipatoz]

@@653j521 No, not necessarily, was it anywhere near ideal, but unquestionably most families really looked after each other back then - particularly the more remote they were. I'm painfully aware of what sad things can go on during childhood - just call me "Exhibit A!" But INTACT / mother and father families are almost always a better situation for kids, even when there are problems.

[@doramartinez9497]

They weren't poor. That's what life was about my parents are from penasco all those other little towns are part of penasco. I loved watching this mom and dad are gone. I saved it on the phone. There's other people that I know that would love to see this. Hey if u live in NM take a drive up there I'm sure you'll love it. I do grew up in Santa Fe NM but I wish I grew up there better. It's beautiful you can go to some of the little towns that they mentioned there really close to each other.

[@thetruthno1]

Poor? Not necessarily. My mother grew up in a similar community in Torrance County NM. They ranched their land, had plenty of acreage. But because they were remote, there was no electricity, they had a well and an outhouse, but they wanted for nothing and I have heard nothing but happy memories of the time. They did take care of others who suffered hardships, but just like everywhere and every other time, there were unhappy families and less fortunate families.

[@RickarooCarew]

folks also... owned the house and land.. had a garden... and ... didn't have to buy everything they need to live from someone else... that's freedom, brother... hard work does not equate to hard times... hard times are when you and your family can't afford to help each other... like now.. everyone is too busy trying to stay afloat themselves te amo la gente de New Mexico... because we understand what neighbors are for... helping out.. when we can... and.. a lot of times.. even when it makes life a little harder... no worries... we've got each other

[@ditto6330]

This Pictures are worth a Million Words! NM is full of Beauty! People use to work so hard and they always seemed to be filled with so much Happiness... Thank you for sharing this amazing pictures ❤️. I Loved every single one! Please stay safe 🙏

[@janblake9468]

I was born in NM at an Army hospital in 1945. Am very proud of that so have a Zia tattoo on my left shoulder.

[@philippians4890]

Interesting group of pictures, thank you.

[@ruthokelley5833]

I think these pics were mostly, Trampas, NM. It would have been nice if more showed other areas of the state,

[@TV-ob1if]

Yes it would have been. It’s also nice to even have these ones to enjoy.

[@suzyhayden8643]

This area is in the northern part of the state.. my family settled in the central part (Belen,NM) .. and in the south and southeastern section... Socorro, Lincoln County, Eddy County... etc... My grandmother, as a teacher, traveled that part of the state to help organized the school system.. I was raised by my grandparents in Artesia.. my other grandparents had the local country store in Hope, NM.....I have some great memories from my childhood there...Thanks for sharing some wonderful pictures.

[@bradleycordova3548]

Very Very nice, thank you.

[@faisalahmad4455]

Beautiful. Thankyou for sharing. Respect

[@wylolister3218]

Love this channel!!! Keep it up.

[@babalon1919]

My mom graduated high school in 1943 in Socorro county. This was a wonderful slide-show!

[@erichall7068]

Beautiful evocative photos! Any idea who the original photographer was?

[@RickarooCarew]

first one up .. looks like my earliest memories... Trini making tamales and cooking for my family... my mom was sick... Trini helped out... mi familia.. y.. me mucho gusto tamales

[@RickarooCarew]

they don't know how to make Mexican food over here in Arizona... ask for chili rojo on my burrito and.. I get the enchilada sauce... I come home as often as possible so I can eat... good food... ;;~}

[@rayjames6096]

Snow has very little water, you fill up a two quart pan of snow and you might get four ounces of water.

[@timmcmullen5]

What happened to that channel ?? I used to watch it all the time on YT and then about a year ago it just gone. Vanished !!

[@ghendar]

Too many copyright violations, I think. Hopefully that won't happen with this one.

[@timmcmullen5]

@@ghendar I loved the music that went with the pics. Took me a year to find all that music again. Thanks Landru. You are truly all knowing. Just so you know I am " of the Body " 😜

[@ghendar]

@@timmcmullen5 Joy be yours, and tranquillity, my friend. ;)

[@timmcmullen5]

@@YesterdayTodayTribute I just subscribed. I used to watch your last channel all the time. Loved it. Glad you are back !!

[@doramartinez9497]

This is wild. My family is from penasco NM and my brother in law was from quests NM them my ex mom in law is from trampas NM. Who made this episode would love to know I saved it on the phone but horrible with phones please reply to my message. I know the people that are older that I know don't do utube. I check my messages all the so please reply. I kept looking for people I know but no dice thank you for posting some things that are from where my parents are from

[@franktrujillo155]

Hello Ms Dora, my name is Rose. I live here in Trampas NM. Can you please give us the name of your ex mother in law. and your family from Penasco? I can ask my parents and see if they know who they are. thank you

[@doramartinez9497]

@@franktrujillo155 Mr Frank Trujillo. My parents lived in rodarte which is part of penasco. Parents are with god have 3 brothers and 1 sister my ev mom in law is Lopez from trampas I've been meaning to show her this episode I saved it and my family also. I'm an old person. Don't get to penasco only for funerals that's it. So when your there please say hello for me. Have a lot of history there. Loved it there.

[@bobwallace9814]

I had to look up the location. That little village is 125 miles off the main road in the mountains. In the middle of nowhere.

[@linseygabaldon2033]

I did to! I'm a born and raised New Mexican but I didn't recognize the town at all. How beautiful and isolated!

[@wylolister3218]

Oh yeah. The soundtrack for that movie is great too. kzbin.info/www/bejne/fJqvXneGot1ssJY

[@doramartinez9497]

Ya it's a beautiful drive and when you go into the town you drive down a steep mountain it's a little village then it has a mountain that has like a curve to it but it's beautiful in the winter with the snow on it. Take a drive sometime I guarantee you will enjoy it. There a store. A restaurant and off to it the pictures pueblo. Go for it. Enjoy

[@doramartinez9497]

Bob wallace. Posted a text to u. But got it wrong. Take a drive

[@wylolister3218]

I guess the poster I replied to disappeared. Anyway my comment was on Milagro Beanfield War. Produced by Robert Redford, music by Dave Grusin.

[@brett8258]

So rich, so full of history!

[@paulbroderick8438]

A hard, harsh but honest life. A PhD was useless in such circumstances, down to earth trades won the day looked down upon by many to-day as an insult.

[@chrismanspeaker9372]

Seriously? At the same time, less 45mi away, they were building the first bomb, a bunch of folks with PhDs...

[@artieash6671]

without the "Music" this is interesting. Just turn down the sound.

[@rachaelmiller357]

A lot of Taosenos still go to the dentist in Questa!!

[@myriamramirez8494]

💯🎶🎶🎶🎶

[@doramartinez9497]

Wow just watching this I know mom and dad had hard times. But the busted their asses to support their families. I was adopted from toas they had 4 kids before they got me. Wonderful family except 1, brother siblings are still around I'm 61 and sister is 86 I'm a nursing home not my doing but I heard that were happy not all the time but there loving people besides the one brother that put sister in nursing home. I don't like him never have if I go to heaven don't want to see him there either everyone who's seen this go visit penasco and the little towns please you'll enjoy it. I promise

[@leisure057blank3]

Do you still live in Pensaco? Seems like a lot of smaller towns just become shells as everyone leaves.

[@doramartinez9497]

@@leisure057blank3 no I've been in Santa Fe since I was 5 but there's alot of family still there. My brother has my parents house. It's in front of the cemetery in rodarte. Wow I've gotten some replys about penasco thank you

[@kolbpilot]

Makes me wonder if that's where the name "Trampas" came from (Doug McClure - The Virginian) ?

[@wylolister3218]

That area is old. Trampas was founded in 1751. Long before...

[@chrismanspeaker9372]

Its a Spanish word for Trout, interestingly the area has a stream/river nearby and I am assuming the name comes from the fish found there.

[@mariachilton9135]

@@chrismanspeaker9372 actually Trampas means traps, Truchas means trout. There is another nearby village named after Truchas lakes and peaks.

[@taroman7100]

Yes, it was a desert paradise full of the richest, most colorful history of all states in the Union, but they let the developers find us. They build non traditional housing which brings higher taxes, crime and big box corporations in their wake. They destroy the desert vegetation in preference to their non native plants and trees. They dont care about the wildlife and no limits are put on the paving with the sprawl.The water is squandered while the river runs dry. I'm glad my husband and I got the best of NM for the past thirty years when the highway was yours and the night sky was glorious filled with the scent of pinion. Good luck to you newbies.

[@tarynray6362]

I just love the pictures of our Savior and Messiah everywhere. God bless all in the Name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit Amen ✝️