Eye on Santa Fe: Santa Fe’s Early Photographers

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Eye on Santa Fe: Santa Fe’s Early Photographers

Photography began in Europe around 1839. The earliest image of the Santa Fe Plaza was taken in 1851, twelve years after the advent of photography. Most of Santa Fe’s first photographers travelled along the Santa Fe Trail with their bulky equipment to get to the Capital City.  Since the mid-19th century, photographers have captured the essence of Santa Fe documenting history one image at a time.

Join Ana Pacheco, the former Santa Fe City Historian (2015–2017), for her monthly presentations as she delves into four centuries of Santa Fe history. Through her thirty-one years as a writer and historian Pacheco has created books, articles, blogs, videos, and five-star walking tours of her beloved hometown. In the last three decades she has pieced together the puzzle that makes Santa Fe the most historically significant city in the U. S.

Historian Ana Pacheco

Ana Pacheco’s family settled in Santa Fe in 1692, she is the former historian for the city. Pacheco is the author of eight books on New Mexico history and the founding publisher and editor of La Herencia, a quarterly magazine on New Mexico history 1994 through 2009. Pacheco has received numerous awards during her publishing career from organizations like PEN New Mexico and the National Association of Press Women and culture of New Mexico. 

Learn more about Ana Pacheco and History in Santa Fe at https://historyinsantafe.com/

Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed in programs presented by individuals or groups unaffiliated with SFPL do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of SFPL or the City of Santa Fe.

This event's registration is now full (waitlist only).

Please register to attend the encore presentation that will begin at 5:30PM on March 7!