Alsa Chester Howard Postcard Collection : Postcards collected around the world from Howard's extensive travels.
Title:
Starvation Peak, Scene from Main Line of the Santa Fe Railroad Chapelle, San Miguel County, New Mexico
Object ID:
2008.2.352
Object Name:
Postcard
Collection:
Alsa Chester Howard Postcard Collection
Date:
04/23/1914
Creator:
Stron'gs Book Store (publisher)
VE Exhibit Label 1:
Front: Colorized photo of Starvation Peak in New Mexico.

Transcription:
"Indians chased a bunch of Mexicans upon this hill and starved them to death. April 23, 1914"

Back of card:
(No postmark or writing)

Typed description:
"Starvation Peak, Scene from Main Line of the Santa Fe Railroad Chapelle, San Miguel County, New Mexico. The legend has it that in early days a detachment of Spanish Soldiers sought refuge on this Peak, but being Surrounded by Indians, sought death by starvation, rather than being tortured and put to death at the hands of the Indians."
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