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Monument Valley, AZ | Las Vegas 2013 | Historic Town of Mesilla, New Mexico | Historic New Mexico | Organ Mountains, southern New Mexico | Skies of New Mexico | Bosque del Apache Wildlife Refuge, New Mexico | Mesilla Valley Bosque State Park, New Mexico | City of Rocks State Park, New Mexico | Rodeo - Women's Barrel Racing, Las Cruces (2010) | White Sands National Monument, New Mexico | Chiricahua National Monument, Arizona (2010) | Utah National Parks | Silver City, New Mexico | El Paso Zoo (Panasonic FZ 150) | Southwest Cemeteries | San Juan Mountains, Colorado (2011) | Mesa Verde N.P., Colorado (2011) | Taos Pueblo, New Mexico | Raft the Rio 2010, Las Cruces New mexico | Raft the Rio, New Mexico, May 2009 | Tortugas: Our Lady of Guadalupe | Three Rivers Petroglyph Site, New Mexico | Mesilla House 2009

Southwest Cemeteries

The Sacred and the Profane

Given the strong traditional Catholic heritage of New Mexico and the greater Southwest, it is no surprise that many of the images and artifacts associated with cemeteries are 'sacred' in nature -- statues of the Virgin Mary or Our Lady of Guadalupe or the sacred heart of Jesus for example. Or the American flag as a symbol of pride in country and military service. But many of the memorials are also 'profane' or secular in nature and sometimes include a biography that provides us with a glimpse of the life of the deceased. So in addition to religious sentiments we see automobiles and motorcycles, stuffed animals, the Dallas Cowboys, a life as an outlaw, or the story of an Arizona woman who met her husband when she left home to work in a wartime factory in California. Cemeteries can provide us with an insight into the lives of actual people as well as the cultural history of a community -- 'precious are the memories'
Our Lady of Guadalupe Cemetery in Tortugas, NM Our Lady of Guadalupe Cemetery in Tortugas, NM Our Lady of Guadalupe Cemetery in Tortugas, NM Our Lady of Guadalupe Cemetery in Tortugas, NM Mine Owner, Builder, Merchant, Civil War Officer, Legislator, Gunfighter Hillsboro, NM
Hillsboro, NM Hillsboro, NM Hillsboro, NM Hillsboro, NM Hillsboro, NM Hillsboro, NM
Hillsboro, NM Hillsboro, NM Hillsboro, NM Mesilla, NM Mesilla, NM Mesilla, NM
Mesilla, NM Chloride, NM Chloride, NM Mesilla, NM Mesilla, NM Mesilla, NM
Mesilla, NM Mesilla, NM Cemetery in community of Organ, NM Cemetery in community of Organ, NM Cemetery in community of Organ, NM Cemetery in community of Organ, NM
Cemetery in community of Organ, NM Cemetery in community of Organ, NM Chloride, NM Mesilla, NM 'Ghost town' of Chloride, NM Mesilla, NM
Mesilla, NM Mesilla, NM Mesilla, NM Mesilla, NM Mesilla, NM P1060772.jpg
Mesilla, NM Mesilla, NM Garfield, NM Garfield, NM Garfield, NM Garfield, NM
Hillsboro, NM Hillsboro, NM Mesilla, NM Mesilla, NM Mesilla, NM Mesilla, NM
Mesilla, NM Mesilla, NM Mesilla, NM Mesilla, NM Mesilla, NM Mesilla, NM
Mesilla, NM Mesilla, NM Bernalillo, NM Bernalillo, NM Bernalillo, NM Bernalillo, NM
Bernalillo, NM Bernalillo, NM Bernalillo, NM Tubac, AZ Tubac, AZ Tubac, AZ
Tubac, AZ Tubac, AZ Tubac, AZ Tumacacari Mission, AZ Tubac, AZ Tubac, AZ
Tubac, AZ Taos, NM Mesilla, NM Mesilla, NM Hurley, NM Hurley, NM
Hurley, NM SW Texas Cowboy, horseman, outlaw - southern Utah Southern Utah Southern Utah SW Texas
Zero, a friend to all - SW Texas SW Texas Near Truchas, NM Near Mora, NM Near Truchas, NM Near Truchas, NM
Bernalillo, NM Bernalillo, NM Bernalillo, NM Bernalillo, NM - precious are the memories Bernalillo, NM Bernalillo, NM

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Paolo Peggi (aka Bracciodiferro)19-Mar-2014 06:55
Thanks for sharing! Vote
Ciao
Paolo
Derec Owen09-Mar-2012 17:31
A fine collection, a lot of history can be found in cemeteries. Voted !!!
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