Immerse yourself in the ancient history of the Southwest with this striking view of the prehistoric cliff ruins in Frijoles Canyon, near Santa Fe. The image captures a section of a towering cliff face where chambers excavated into the soft volcanic tuff served as back rooms for a larger terraced building once standing in front. The back of the card provides fascinating architectural context, noting that the visible rows of holes in the cliff wall once supported the heavy ceiling beams for the upper stories of this complex Pueblo community. These ruins are part of what is now Bandelier National Monument, representing a secure and community-focused way of life that thrived over seven hundred years ago.
Era: Linen 1930s (1937)
City: Near Santa Fe (Frijoles Canyon)
State or Region: New Mexico
Country: USA
Topic: Native American History, Archaeology, Cliffs, National Monuments
Condition: Uncirculated
Postage: None
Address Side: Divided Back
Orientation: Horizontal (Landscape)
Artist / Photographer: Unknown
Publisher: Fred Harvey (Trade Mark)
Printer: Curt Teich and Co., Chicago
Print Type: C.T. Art-Colortone (Linen)
