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Old Mesilla, New Mexico

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Stock #: 323659
Type: Postcard
Era: Chrome
City: Mesilla
State: New Mexico (NM)
County: Doña Ana
Artist: L. O. Candelaria
Publisher: Petley Studios Inc.
Size: 3.5" x 5.5" (9 x 14 cm)

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Old Mesilla, New Mexico A street scene of Old Mesilla, as it appears today. It is believed that the first settlers came about 1847 - however, it is recorded that the first lands were allotted in 1850 by the military commander of Dona Ana. At that time the population of La Mesilla was 650 persons, and by 1860 it had become a social center

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