Alamosa Heritage Photographs

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Alamosa Branding
1894 - Becker women branding. Photo courtesy Alamosa Public Library.
Alamosa Rail Yards
Circa 1900. View of Alamosa rail yards. Photo courtesy Alamosa Public Library.
Loading Hay
Alamosa Rail Yards 1906. Photo courtesy Alamosa Public Library.
Alamosa National Bank early
Early days. Photo courtesy Southern Peaks Public Library.
Alamosa National Bank
Build 1906. Restored 2003. Photo courtesy Tawney Becker.
Alamosa Farmers' Market
Photo courtesy Southern Peaks Public Library.
Bank of San Juan: Alamosa
Photo courtesy Southern Peaks Public Library.
Howard Crowder
With vegetables from his Alamosa garden. 1939 Farm Security Administration. Photo by Arthur Rothstein.
Howard Crowder & Family
1939 Farm Security Administration. Photo by Arthur Rothstein
Crowder Daughter & Pigs
1939 Farm Security Administration. Photo by Arthur Rothstein
Threshing Grain - Alamosa
1939 Farm Security Administration. Photo by Arthur Rothstein
Schoolyard
San Luis Valley Farms schoolyard. 1939 Farm Security Administration. Photo by Arthur Rothstein
Canned Fruit & Vegetables
1939 Farm Security Administration. Photo by Arthur Rothstein
Adams State College
Early days. Perhaps 1950's? Photo courtesy Southern Peaks Public Library.
Post Office
Constructed in 1935, the Alamosa Post Office is now Blue Peaks. It has been nominated for the National and Alamosa Historic Registry. Photo courtesy Tawney Becker.
St. Thomas Episcopal Church
Constructed circa 1930. The church underwent restoration from 2003 - 2009. Photo courtesy Tawney Becker