Feeling like taking a brief stroll down memory lane? If you were around in the Land of Enchantment in the 1960s and 70s, some of these photos just might take you back in time.
Somewhere near the Arizona-New Mexico border in 1965, this Navajo boy herded sheep while on horseback.
Marion Doss/Flickr
These two boys plow a field near Shiprock in May 1972 to prep a cornfield.
Terry Eiler/Wikimedia Commons
Remember the days when passenger trains were still a common sight? Some passengers walk on the Amtrack platform in Albuquerque 1974.
Charles O’Rear/Wikimedia Commons
Amtrack passengers enjoy the scenery along the Arizona-New Mexico border in 1974. Did you ever have the chance to experience this?
Charles O’Rear/Wikimedia Commons
The Albuquerque Speedway Park held some fond memories for racing fans in the 1970s. Here’s what the track looked like on a quiet night in 1972.
Danny Lyon, The U.S. National Archives / Flickr
Two members of NASA’s Apollo 15 crew run a training exercise while driving a Geologic Rover right along the Rio Grande Gorge.
NASA APPEL Knowledge Service/Flickr
Two members of NASA’s Apollo 15 crew run a soil collection simulation near Taos in March of 1971.
NASA Johnson/Flickr
Vendors gather outside the Palace of the Governors in May 1972. This sight still looks pretty familiar, doesn’t it?
Barbara Ann Spengler/Flickr
When it comes to architecture, New Mexico is known for its stately pueblos and sustainable architecture in the form of Earthships. The first one was built in the early 1970s Taos. This particular one utilized beer cans to construct the walls.
David Hiser/Wikimedia Commons
A woman poses with young vendors outside Taos Pueblo during a summer trip in 1974.
Kent Kanouse/Flickr
Check out those winds! This photo shows a particularly dusty day in Shiprock in May 1972.
Terry Eiler/Wikimedia Commons
The picnic area at White Sands National Park still looks familiar even decades later - minus the muscle car.
Don Pugh/Flickr
Meanwhile, this kiddo looks like he had fun running up and down the dunes back when the park was known as White Sands National Monument. Check out the fringe on his jacket!
Kent Kanouse/Flickr
That was pretty amazing, wasn’t it? How many of those photos brought back memories for you?
Marion Doss/Flickr
Terry Eiler/Wikimedia Commons
Charles O’Rear/Wikimedia Commons
Danny Lyon, The U.S. National Archives / Flickr
NASA APPEL Knowledge Service/Flickr
NASA Johnson/Flickr
Barbara Ann Spengler/Flickr
David Hiser/Wikimedia Commons
Kent Kanouse/Flickr
Don Pugh/Flickr
If you’re feeling like checking out photos of New Mexico even further back in time, you’re just in luck. See what the state looked like a century ago in Here Is What Life In New Mexico’s Tiny Towns Looked Like 100 Years Ago.
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