1960 White Sands Desert Alamogordo New Mexico

Travel back to the sun-soaked Southwest with this circa 1960 postcard capturing the surreal beauty of the white sands near Alamogordo, New Mexico. A woman stands quietly at the edge of a vast, gleaming desert that stretches beyond the horizon, not made of sand as it appears, but of pure gypsum. This natural wonder, known as White Sands National Monument, holds over 224 square miles of these luminous dunes, some rising as high as 50 feet.

Officially designated a national monument in 1933, White Sands has fascinated visitors for decades with its dreamlike scenery and quiet, shifting landscape. Located fifteen miles south of Alamogordo on the historic U.S. Highway 70, often referred to as the Treasure Trail, it was—and still is—a favorite stop for those seeking the strange and beautiful corners of America. The paved road into the dunes offered not only recreational access but unforgettable views that seemed lifted from another world.

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