Exceptional lot of ten (10) New Mexico stereoviews by William Henry Brown (1844-1886), Santa Fe, New Mexico Territory, ca. 1880 - 1884. Each mount recto bears Brown’s imprint and view title, with descriptive series information printed to verso. Views include: 

1. Pueblo Girls at the Acequia. No. 122.  "Pueblo of San Juan Series."

Compelling outdoor scene showing Pueblo women carrying water jars along an irrigation canal with cottonwoods in the background. 

2. Indian Pottery No. 25. "The City of Santa Fe, New Mexico."

Extensive four-tier studio display showcasing decorated Pueblo ceramic ollas, dough bowls, effigy vessels, and canteen jars with printed cards reading "Indian Pottery."

3. Indian Pottery No. 24. "The City of Santa Fe, New Mexico."

Three tiers of ceramic artworks displayed on a white tablecloth.

  4. Cave dwellings in Rito de los Frijoles. No. 141. "The Indian Pueblo of Cochiti and Vicinity." 

Dramatic vertical cliff perspective documenting prehistoric cave dwellings hollowed into the volcanic tuff cliffs.

5. Ruined Cave dwellings & storehouse in R. de los Frijoles. No. 142. "The Indian Pueblo of Cochiti and Vicinity." 

6. Cave dwellings in Rito de los Frijoles. No. 144. "The Indian Pueblo of Cochiti and Vicinity." 

7. The Old Pecos Church. No. 74. "The Ruined Pecos Pueblo"

8. Chalchuitl (Turquoise) Mountain. No. 92. "A Visit to Los Cerrillos Mining District" 

9. The New and Old Church. No. 133. "The Indian Pueblo of San Domingo."

10. The "Estufa" or Council Chamber. No. 135. "The Indian Pueblo of San Domingo."

William Henry Brown established his studio on the Santa Fe Plaza in the late 1870s and served as official photographer for the Wheeler Survey in 1877. His commercial stereoview series of New Mexico Territory provided one of the earliest systematic, academically oriented visual records of Rio Grande Pueblo communities and archaeological sites, distinguished by the unusually detailed texts on the reverse of each mount.

[Stereoview, Stereocard, New Mexico Territory, Santa Fe, W. Henry Brown, William Henry Brown, Pueblo Indians, Santo Domingo Pueblo, Kewa, San Juan Pueblo, Ohkay Owingeh, Pecos Pueblo, Mission Ruins, Cliff Dwellings, Cochiti, Pueblo Pottery, Ollas, Ceramics, Western Americana, Native Americana, 19th Century Photography]

Very good condition overall. The albumen prints retain strong tonal range, warm hues, and sharp focal detail, showing light handling wear, faint edge toning, and minor corner rounding.