Categories

Top ecards
1 Freedom 2 Hoover Cottage, U... 3 Wall Street 4 Main Street Looki... 5 Autumn

Contact
Sell Your Postcards! News About Us Terms & Conditions

Raton

Postcards -> US State & Town Views -> New Mexico -> Raton

Title: Greetings From Raton Raton New Mexico (NM), Linen unused Description: This greeting comes to you from Raton, New Mexico, a beautiful and thriving city nestled at the foot of famous Raton Pass. It is a pleasure to stop your car near Goat Hill enroute over the Pass - and look down upon the city, the beautiful valley and distant mountains. Raton's history contains many adventures of early days. Coal mining and cattle raising are the chief industries.		Title: Colfax County Court House Raton New Mexico (NM), Linen unused Description: A quarter million dollar County Building, built under P. W. A. completed and occupied in 1937. Goat Hill,-vantage point from which the traveler views the city spread before him- occupies the background, topped by the huge RATON neon sign.

Title: Bird's Eye View From Boulevard Raton New Mexico (NM), Divided Back PM 1913 Aug-27		Title: Hotel Yucca Raton New Mexico (NM), Chrome unused Description: Yucca New Mexico State Flower. New Modern Center of Activities Coffee shop just off the Lobby garage - beauty shop - drug store every necessity and Comfort under one roof

Title: Santa Fe Station Raton New Mexico (NM), White Border unused Description: Raton, which is almost exactly midway between Chicago and Los Angeles, is an important center of the cattle industry and is located on the line of inexhaustable coal deposits which extend unbroken through this region for 250 miles. Raton is the site of extensive railroad machine shops and the headquarters of the Maxwell Land Grant Co. What is seen of Northern New Mexico belongs to this great land grant. For 60 miles the train runs through it, from Starkville, Colorado, to Springer, New Mexico. The original grant consisted of 1,714,765 acres and embraces mines of coal, of gold, silver and iron, fire clay and cement, and forests of timber-a little empire in itself. Raton lies at an altitude of 6637 feet.		Title: New Raton Pass Highway Raton New Mexico (NM), Linen PM 1944 Description: The new highway over the famous Raten Pass winds through Railroad Canyon from Colorado down into the busy little city of Raton, New Mexico.


Title: Second Street Raton New Mexico (NM), Linen unused		Title: Colfax County Court House Raton New Mexico (NM), Chrome unused

Title: Methodist Church Raton New Mexico (NM), Chrome unused		Title: Goat Hill Raton New Mexico (NM), Chrome unused Description: "Goat Hill", as seen form the residential section of Raton, New Mexico.

Title: Miners Hospital Raton New Mexico (NM), Chrome unused		Title: Baptist Church Raton New Mexico (NM), Chrome unused

Title: Birdseye View Of Raton Raton New Mexico (NM), Chrome unused Description: Seen from a vantage paint on the Old Pass and looking north toward Bartlett Mesa		Title: Greetings From Raton Raton New Mexico (NM), Linen unused Description: This greetings comes to you form Raton, New Mexico, a beautiful and thriving city nestled at the foot of famous Raton Pass. It is a pleasure to stop your car near Goat Hill en route over the Pass and look down upon the city, the beautiful valley and distant mountains. Raton's history contains many adventures of early days. Coal mining and cattle raising are the chief industries.

Title: Bird's Eye View Of Raton Raton New Mexico (NM), Linen unused Description: Raton 6,666 feet above sea level nestles at the foot of the pass. The traveler making the descent is thrilled to see the modern, thriving city one thousand feet below him.		Title: Second Street Looking North Raton New Mexico (NM), Linen unused Description: Raton, New Mexico is a beautiful and thriving city nestled at the foot of famous Raton pass. It is a pleasure to stop your car near Goat Hill en route over the Pass - and look down upon the city, the beautiful valley and distant mountains. Raton's history contains many adventures of early days. Coal mining and cattle raising are the chief industries.

Title: Spanish Peaks Raton Pass Raton New Mexico (NM), Linen unused Description: Elevation 12,720 and 13,623 ft., seen from Northern Slope (Colorado side) of Raton Pass, between Raton, N. M. and Trinidad, Colo., on highway U. S. 85.		Title: Hotel Yucca Raton New Mexico (NM), Linen unused Description: A friendly home in the friendly city of Raton, nestling at the foot of beautiful Raton Pass. Gateway to Colorado to the North, and to the glory, beauty, color and history of the romantic Southwest.

Title: Scenic Highway Raton New Mexico (NM), Linen unused Description: Showing Tourist Camp at foot of mountains		Title: Colfax County Court House Raton New Mexico (NM), Linen unused Description: A quarter million dollar county Building, built under P. W. A. completed and occupied in 1937. Goat Hill, - vantage point from which the traveler views the city spread before him - occupies the background, topped by the huge Raton neon sign.

Title: Main Street Raton New Mexico (NM), White Border PM 1926 Aug-09		Title: Miners Hospital Raton New Mexico (NM), Divided Back PM 1911

Title: Courthouse Raton New Mexico (NM), Divided Back PM 1912		Title: Raton Tunnels, Between Trinidad Colorado and Raton Raton New Mexico (NM), Linen unused Description: Raton Tunnel, the highest point on the Santa Fe, has an altitude of 7,622 feet. The tunnel is 15 miles beyond Trinidad, Colorado

Total: 24 Items