As many regular visitors to the blog know by now, I am working my way through an incredible treasure trove of photographs of life in Madrid, NM between the 1920s to the late 40s (with thanks to Pinky Werner's generosity for the disk!). The town, for all intent and purposes, died around 1952 when the mine, which was the main source of income for the families that lived there closed. Given that the new school season is about to start, I thought I would share the handful of class photos from Madrid. Madrid's Old School educated children up to 8th grade and after they attended Cerrillos High School. During the Depression the New School was built by the WPA that included a four year accredited high school. You can see all the photos in the new album, (right hand sidebar.). And clicking on the photo above should give a larger view of the New School and its teachers and students.
Where ever possible, I have tried to include information that came with the photos. Katheryn Huber, daughter of Oscar Huber who owned the mine (and most if not all of the businesses in Madrid) appears in a few of the photographs. I have been receiving wonderful emails from grandchildren of folks who worked, married, and lived in Madrid and am hoping that they may be able to help me identify more of the faces in these photographs.
Midori Snyder is the author of nine books for children and adults, published in English, French, Dutch, and Italian. She won the Mythopoeic Award for The Innamorati, a novel inspired by early Roman myth and the Italian "Commedia dell'Arte" tradition....
