his 1960s postcard pictures the Yorba-Slaughter Adobe 17127 Pomona Rincon Road – China California.
Portrait
Image of a Native American Indian in front of an adobe brick wall. He is holding a blanket or rug and another unidentifiable cloth item. Under the picture is the name Juan De Dios Reyna, possibly the subject’s name, or the photographer.
New Mexico 1943
Chili Peppers drying on adobe house. New Mexico. Postmarked Santa Fe N MEX Feb 1943
Taos Pueblo
The caption on this postcard reads, “TAOS PUEBLO, NM – APPEARING MUCH THE SAME TODAY AS THEY HAVE FOR SEVERAL HUNDRED YEARS, THESE APARTMENT-LIKE DWELLINGS ARE CONSTRUCTED OF ADOBE (MUD BRICKS). THE IGLOO SHAPED STRUCTURES IN THE FOREGROUND ARE NATIVE OVENS, USED BY THE INDIAN WOMEN FOR ALL TYPES OF BAKING, ESPECIALLY BREAD.”
Conejos, Colorado
This stereoview photograph from the 1870s is of the historic Catholic church in Conejos, Colorado. The building was constructed between 1860-1863 under the direction of pastor Fr. Jose Vigil. The building replaced an older jacal structure that served as the church from 1858-1860 and was destroyed by fire in 1926.
California Adobe
California Adobe House from 1910.
Adobes in Minnesota
Adobe Houses, Fort Snelling, Minnesota, circa 1907-1914.
Isleta
Cutting and Drying of Adobe Bricks-Isleta, N.M. 1940’s.
Santa Fe Adobe
Adobe House. Santa Fe, New Mexico, 1929.
Tiajuana
“An Old Adobe House. Tia Juana, Mexico” says the caption on the front of this photo postcard from 1911.