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Description
Photograph of a painting (or drawing?) of ox carts being unloaded at the plaza in Santa Fe, New Mexico, ca.1910. A row of ox-drawn carriages is lined up in front of the unloading area. Many oxen are lying down. Clusters of men are lounging around next to the posts of the buildings to the right. The church in the background is the La Parroquia, which preceded the St. Francis Cathedral. "Presumably the ox carts traveled to Santa Fe on the Old Santa Fe Trail which originated in Independence, Missouri." -- unknown author. "On the site where St. Frances Cathedral stands today there was originally a small mission church. That mission was burned down in the Pueblo Revolt of 1680. After the Spanish regained control in 1692, a more substantial adobe church, La Parroquia, was built on this site. That church served for almost 200 years. Finally, in 1884, La Parroquia was replaced by St. Frances Cathedral. The new Cathedral, intended for the ages, was constructed of stone from local quarries and from the La Bajada Mesa, west of town." -- Elizabeth Anne VanderPutten.
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image
Format
1 photograph : photoprint, b&w 20 x 26 cm. photographic prints photographs art
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