Early Santa Fe (Images of America) Museum of Indian Arts and Culture where the Chaco Project itself

where the Chaco Project itself was born in 1968

Mabel Dodge Luhan

She regrets the changes that come with the years

Edgar Hewett and Charles Lummis

and missionaries began their brutal subjugation of the Pueblo Indians in what is today the Southwestern United States

Early Santa Fe (Images of America) Museum of Indian Arts and Culture where the Chaco Project itselfThe history of Santa Fe is encapsulated in imagery. Remnants of unearthed Native American artifacts from eons ago shed light on its first inhabitants. By the 17th century, Spanish settlers were capturing everyday life with brushstrokes on canvas. In the 1850's, the epic of this ancient land was brought to life through the camera's lens. These early images, which tell the story of the convergence of humanity, are as varied as the people themselves.