Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-04-21
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Santa Re. April 20.-lt Is high class
advertising that New Mexico i get.
ting from the New Mexico hullulng az
san Diego. Here is Mary ). CULVER
a magazine writer and she seems TO
have eyes only for the New Mexico
features of the san Diego exposition
which bv the way. are found not only
in the state building but In most OF
the other structures. Miss CULVER
writes.
"ro continue the easy method of
learning history, the visitor should go
TO the picturesque New Mexico state
building. where, with thousands OF
feet of motion picture films and nu-
merous aereopticon slides, lectures
and interesting exhibits, the enterpris-
inc New Mexicans tell the Intensely
interesting legends OF early New Mex
leo, as we'll as its resources and pros
poets. Every half hour during the
day these free picture shows are given
and are attended by thousands
Having acquired more intelll-
gent knowledge of the Indians, OF the
wonderful archaeological finds OF the
country. and of the beautiful Legends
in which the southwest abounds
through the pictures and lectures, the
visitor frequently retraces his steps
TO study again the exhibits In the In
dian arts building, or the Maya monu-
ments. the prehistoric monuments in
The California building with their
mysterious hieroglyphics and cary
ings.
I'm the Indian arts building is a
miniature replica of the historical
Palace of the Governors at santa re,
and this model. coupled with the lee
ture on the palace given at the New
Mexico building. is one of the most
interesting of the historical exhibits.
Built on the site of an ancient Indian
village by Juan de Onate in 1906, II
was the seat of government under
four different regimes, the Indian,
Spanish. Mexican and American.
THE building which was in the ma
turo of fort. castle and govern
ment building, shows evidences IN ~
construction Of the effect of three DIS
tinct periods. When a few years ago
the historic pile was restored II was
discovered that the lower part OF tins
walls was built Of puddled rock ano
like concrete, the work of the early
Indians; the second portion of walls
was of adobe, indicating the coming
of the Spanish, and the upper portiof
of the walls was of brick set In NOR
tar. the work Of the Americans.
situated as it is at the end of tn
old santa Fe trail, in the second OLD
est city in the United States, II ha'
been the scene of stirring events. ah'
much of the history of the country u
intertwined with the story OF tn
building At present it is the home o
the Museum of New Mexico ana I'M
School of American Archaeology
which sends expeditions to all part
Of the western continent studying pre-
historic cults. Mr.. Edgar L. Hewett
director of American archaeology 10
the Archaeologica Institute OF Amer
lea is also in charge of the art ant
archaeological exhibits of the san ID
ego exposition. and many of the re
markable archaeological finds seen a
the exposition were unearthed undo
his direction
"The pictures at the New Mexico
building show the different rooms o
the famous old Palace Of the Govern
ors with the treasures and prehistorl
relies and the mural paintings depict
ing the life of the pre-Columbia ELF
dwellers. Probably few people know
/ that II was In one of the rooms o
this same historic building that Gen
I cral Lew Wallace. at that time gov
ernor of New Mexico, wrote the sec
! ond book Of Ben Bur And many PEG
! pie do not know that one Of the great
I est schools of archaeology in tn
world is located there, where in IN
/ old palace patio, one side OF whicl
! has been enclosed for class rooms,
popular ehautauqua is held each sum
mer"