100 photos for 100 years of New Mexico
Plaza Hotel, Las Vegas, N.M. Photo taken 1996. (Christopher Reynolds / Los Angeles Times)
On Jan. 6, 1912, New Mexico became the 47th U.S. state, beating Arizona by a month and Hawaii and Alaska by about 47 years. To mark its centennial, I’ve pulled together 100 images from my travels there: napping nomads in Truth or Consequences; a working artist in Santa Fe; a native gathering in Albuquerque; an idle biker in Grants; and a slate-gray sky, about to dump a monsoon on the highway near Hillsboro.
-- Christopher Reynolds, Los Angeles Times staff writer
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Outside Abiquiu, N.M. Photo taken 1996. (Christopher Reynolds / Los Angeles Times)
Forest fire near Bandelier National Monument in New Mexico. Photo taken 1996. (Christopher Reynolds / Los Angeles Times)
Rio Grande west of Taos, N.M. (Christopher Reynolds / Los Angeles Times)
Mural in Taos, N.M. Photo taken 1996. (Christopher Reynolds / Los Angeles Times)
Outside Abiquiu, N.M. Photo taken 1996. (Christopher Reynolds / Los Angeles Times)
Crossroads, Springer, N.M. Photo taken 1996. (Christopher Reynolds / Los Angeles Times)
A winged visitor atop an adobe ruin in Fort Union, N.M. Photo taken 1996. (Christopher Reynolds / Los Angeles Times)
A basketball hoop outside Raton, N.M. Photo taken 1996. (Christopher Reynolds / Los Angeles Times)
A close-up of a perforated tin door in Taos, N.M. Photo taken 1996. (Christopher Reynolds / Los Angeles Times)
Children at the 1996 Gathering of Nations Powwow in Albuquerque. (Christopher Reynolds / Los Angeles Times)
The 1996 Gathering of Nations Powwow in Albuquerque. (Christopher Reynolds / Los Angeles Times)
The 1996 Gathering of Nations Powwow in Albuquerque. (Christopher Reynolds / Los Angeles Times)
A key from St. James Hotel in Cimarron, N.M. Photo taken 1996. (Christopher Reynolds / Los Angeles Times)
Ruins near Eagle Rest, N.M. Photo taken 1996. (Christopher Reynolds / Los Angeles Times)
A tourist plays pool in Colfax Tavern near Cimarron, N.M. Photo taken 1996. (Christopher Reynolds / Los Angeles Times)
A church window in Chama Valley, N.M., which is known for its wool. Photo taken 1996. (Christopher Reynolds / Los Angeles Times)
Fabric at Tierra Wools in Los Ojos, N.M. Photo taken 1996. (Christopher Reynolds / Los Angeles Times)
Highway east of Hillsboro, N.M. Photo taken 2001. (Christopher Reynolds / Los Angeles Times)
Los Poblanos Historic Inn in Los Ranchos de Albuquerque. Photo taken 2001. (Christopher Reynolds / Los Angeles Times)
Next stop: Pie Town, N.M. Photo taken 2001. (Christopher Reynolds / Los Angeles Times)
Monsoon clouds near Socorro, N.M. Photo taken 2001. (Christopher Reynolds / Los Angeles Times)
Pie Town, N.M. Photo taken 2001. (Christopher Reynolds / Los Angeles Times)
Guests at Riverbend Hot Springs in Truth or Consequences, N.M. Photo taken 2001. (Christopher Reynolds / Los Angeles Times)
Idle tavern in Quemado, N.M. Photo taken 2001. (Christopher Reynolds / Los Angeles Times)
A shrine to the Virgin of Guadalupe in Hillsboro, N.M. Photo taken 2001. (Christopher Reynolds / Los Angeles Times)
Cathedral altar in Santa Fe, N.M. Photo taken 2001. (Christopher Reynolds / Los Angeles Times)
Blue Dome Gallery in Silver City, N.M. Photo taken 1996. (Christopher Reynolds / Los Angeles Times)
Overlooking Abiquiu Lake, N.M. Photo taken 2004. (Christopher Reynolds / Los Angeles Times)
El Morro National Monument, N.M. Photo taken 2008. (Christopher Reynolds / Los Angeles Times)
Outside Grants, N.M. Photo taken 2008. (Christopher Reynolds / Los Angeles Times)
Grants, N.M. Photo taken 2008. (Christopher Reynolds / Los Angeles Times)
Grants, N.M. Photo taken 2008. (Christopher Reynolds / Los Angeles Times)
Grants, N.M. Photo taken 2008. (Christopher Reynolds / Los Angeles Times)
A biker in Grants, N.M. Photo taken 2008. (Christopher Reynolds / Los Angeles Times)
El Morro National Monument, N.M. Photo taken 2008. (Christopher Reynolds / Los Angeles Times)
El Morro National Monument, N.M. Photo taken 2008. (Christopher Reynolds / Los Angeles Times)
Atop El Morro National Monument, N.M. Photo taken 2008. (Christopher Reynolds / Los Angeles Times)
El Morro National Monument, N.M. Photo taken 2008. (Christopher Reynolds / Los Angeles Times)
El Morro National Monument, N.M. Photo taken 2008. (Christopher Reynolds / Los Angeles Times)
The view from El Morro National Monument, N.M. Photo taken 2008. (Christopher Reynolds / Los Angeles Times)
A tourist at El Morro National Monument in 2008. (Christopher Reynolds / Los Angeles Times)
El Morro National Monument, N.M. Photo taken 2008. (Christopher Reynolds / Los Angeles Times)
Near Grants, N.M. Photo taken 2008. (Christopher Reynolds / Los Angeles Times)
Santa Maria Mission in Cibola County, N.M. Photo taken 2008. (Christopher Reynolds / Los Angeles Times)
An adobe ruin in Cibola County, N.M. Photo taken 2008. (Christopher Reynolds / Los Angeles Times)
A stretch of highway between Grants, N.M., and Albuquerque. Photo taken 2008. (Christopher Reynolds / Los Angeles Times)
El Morro National Monument, N.M. Photo taken 2008. (Christopher Reynolds / Los Angeles Times)
Cafe Pasqual’s in Santa Fe, N.M. Photo taken 2010. (Christopher Reynolds / Los Angeles Times)
Part of the plaza in Santa Fe, N.M. Photo taken 2010. (Christopher Reynolds / Los Angeles Times)
Cathedral Basilica of St. Francis of Assissi, Santa Fe, N.M. Photo taken 2010. (Christopher Reynolds / Los Angeles Times)
A sculpture by Estella Loretto outside Cathedral, Santa Fe, N.M. Photo taken 2010. (Christopher Reynolds / Los Angeles Times)
Cathedral Basilica of St. Francis of Assissi in Santa Fe, N.M. Photo taken 2010. (Christopher Reynolds / Los Angeles Times)
Downtown Santa Fe, N.M. Photo taken 2010. (Christopher Reynolds / Los Angeles Times)
Inside a store window in Santa Fe, N.M. Photo taken 2010. (Christopher Reynolds / Los Angeles Times)
Downtown Santa Fe, N.M. Photo taken 2010. (Christopher Reynolds / Los Angeles Times)
Downtown Santa Fe, N.M. Photo taken 2010. (Christopher Reynolds / Los Angeles Times)
Downtown Santa Fe, N.M. Photo taken 2010. (Christopher Reynolds / Los Angeles Times)
A view of the Plaza in Santa Fe, N.M. Photo taken 2010. (Christopher Reynolds / Los Angeles Times)
Public sculpture in Santa Fe, N.M. Photo taken 2010. (Christopher Reynolds / Los Angeles Times)
Hotel St. Francis in Santa Fe, N.M. Photo taken 2010. (Christopher Reynolds / Los Angeles Times)
Hotel St. Francis in Santa Fe, N.M. Photo taken 2010. (Christopher Reynolds / Los Angeles Times)
Hotel St. Francis in Santa Fe, N.M. Photo taken 2010. (Christopher Reynolds / Los Angeles Times)
New Mexico Museum of Art in Santa Fe, N.M. Photo taken 2010. (Christopher Reynolds / Los Angeles Times)
“Fragments,” by Kumi Yamashita, in the New Mexico Museum of Art in Santa Fe. Photo taken 2010. (Christopher Reynolds / Los Angeles Times)
Rail Runner train rolls through Santa Fe, N.M. Photo taken 2010. (Christopher Reynolds / Los Angeles Times)
Western wear on wheels in Santa Fe, N.M. Photo taken 2010. (Christopher Reynolds / Los Angeles Times)
Railyard in Santa Fe, N.M. Photo taken 2010. (Christopher Reynolds / Los Angeles Times)
Railyard in Santa Fe, N.M. Photo taken 2010. (Christopher Reynolds / Los Angeles Times)
Vinaigrette restaurant in Santa Fe, N.M. Photo taken 2010. (Christopher Reynolds / Los Angeles Times)
Vinaigrette restaurant in Santa Fe, N.M. Photo taken 2010. (Christopher Reynolds / Los Angeles Times)
Vinaigrette restaurant in Santa Fe, N.M. Photo taken 2010. (Christopher Reynolds / Los Angeles Times)
Railyard in Santa Fe, N.M. Photo taken 2010. (Christopher Reynolds / Los Angeles Times)
Rail Runner train rolls through Santa Fe, N.M. Photo taken 2010. (Christopher Reynolds / Los Angeles Times)
Storefront on Guadalupe Street in Santa Fe, N.M. Photo taken 2010. (Christopher Reynolds / Los Angeles Times)
Cowgirl BBQ Restaurant in Santa Fe, N.M. Photo taken 2010. (Christopher Reynolds / Los Angeles Times)
A plaque in downtown Santa Fe, N.M. Photo taken 2010. (Christopher Reynolds / Los Angeles Times)
Relaxing at the Santa Fe Plaza. Photo taken 2010. (Christopher Reynolds / Los Angeles Times)
Sidewalk sale in Santa Fe, N.M. Photo taken 2010. (Christopher Reynolds / Los Angeles Times)
Shop display in Santa Fe, N.M. Photo taken 2010. (Christopher Reynolds / Los Angeles Times)
Public artwork in Santa Fe, N.M. Photo taken 2010. (Christopher Reynolds / Los Angeles Times)
Railyard in Santa Fe, N.M. Photo taken 2010. (Christopher Reynolds / Los Angeles Times)
Musician Wily Jim in Santa Fe, N.M., in 2010. (Christopher Reynolds / Los Angeles Times)
Palace of the Governors in Santa Fe, N.M. Photo taken 2010. (Christopher Reynolds / Los Angeles Times)
Downtown Santa Fe, N.M. Photo taken 2010. (Christopher Reynolds / Los Angeles Times)
The Shed Restaurant in Santa Fe, N.M. Photo taken 2010. (Christopher Reynolds / Los Angeles Times)
New Mexico Museum of Art in Santa Fe, N.M. Photo taken 2010. (Christopher Reynolds / Los Angeles Times)
Peppers at the New Mexico Museum of Art in Santa Fe. Photo taken 2010. (Christopher Reynolds / Los Angeles Times)
Courtyard art at New Mexico Museum of Art in Santa Fe. Photo taken 2010. (Christopher Reynolds / Los Angeles Times)
New Mexico Museum of Art in Santa Fe. Photo taken 2010. (Christopher Reynolds / Los Angeles Times)
A carriage driver in Santa Fe, N.M., in 2010. (Christopher Reynolds / Los Angeles Times)
New Mexico Museum of Art in Santa Fe. Photo taken 2010. (Christopher Reynolds / Los Angeles Times)
Canyon Road in Santa Fe, N.M. Photo taken 2010. (Christopher Reynolds / Los Angeles Times)
Canyon Road in Santa Fe, N.M. Photo taken 2010. (Christopher Reynolds / Los Angeles Times)
Restaurant on Canyon Road, Santa Fe, N.M. Photo taken 2010. (Christopher Reynolds / Los Angeles Times)
Artist Robert Anderson at work on Canyon Road, Santa Fe, N.M., in 2010. (Christopher Reynolds / Los Angeles Times)
Gallery on Canyon Road in Santa Fe, N.M. Photo taken 2010. (Christopher Reynolds / Los Angeles Times)
Chiaroscurro Contemporary Art Gallery in Santa Fe, N.M. Photo taken 2010. (Christopher Reynolds / Los Angeles Times)
Farmers Market in Santa Fe, N.M., in 2010. (Christopher Reynolds / Los Angeles Times)
Chama River near Abiquiu, N.M. Photo taken 2004. (Christopher Reynolds / Los Angeles Times)