South Western Gallery

Governors Palace on Santa Fe Plaza, dating from the 1600s

The Governors Palace, the Spanish capitol of New Mexico and end of the Santa Fe Trail.
Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

© North Wind Picture Archives

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Salado culture prehistoric metate y mano for grinding corn, Arizona

Maize grinding stones at Besh-Ba-Gowah Archaeological Park, a multi-storied Salado village inhabited circa 1225-1400 AD, Arizona.
Digital photograph

© Nancy Carter/North Wind Picture Archives

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Plumed serpent of the Pueblo Indians

Pueblo Indian plumed serpent Ko-lo-wissi, a spirit or deity, New Mexico.
Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

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