Print, Photographic

2008.1008.1.301

2008.1008.1.301

Name/Title

Print, Photographic

Entry/Object ID

2008.1008.1.301

Description

Black & white studio print copy. Image of a young lady. She wears glasses & has her hair pulled back. Her arms are folded with hands held behind her neck. She wears a dark dress with polka dots on collar & cuffs with a brooch on collar front. Written on back in pencil: "(Martinez folder)" Good condition. 2011 used as mystery photo and identified. We had several people identify the mystery photo, both in person, email and on facebook. The woman is Virginia Lalanda Trujillo. She is the mother of Felisitas Martinez Maes and the grandmother of the Maximo Branch Martinez family of Rawlins. Virginia was from Mora, New Mexico and visited Rawlins and Fort Steele a couple of times. This photo was taken in 1906.

Collection

Photograph Collection