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Title: |
Recording a Vanishing Legacy |
| Sub-title: |
The Historic American Building Survey in New Mexico, 1933-Today |
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| By (author): |
James C Massey |
| ISBN10-13: |
0890133808 : 9780890133804 |
| Illustrations: |
55 b/w photos, 33 drawings |
| Format: |
Paperback |
| Size: |
305x230mm |
| Pages: |
147 |
| Weight: |
.774 Kg. |
| Published: |
Museum of New Mexico Press (US) - January 2001 |
| List Price: |
30.99 Pounds Sterling |
| Availability: |
In Stock
Qty Available: 10 |
| Subjects: |
History of architecture : New Mexico |
| Created in 1933, the Historic American Buildings Society (HABS) federal programme established the first systematic identification and documentation of historic buildings throughout the US. This is a complete history of HABS in New Mexico, an on-going project dedicated to the preservation of four centuries of architecture. The starting point for a more profound understanding of New Mexico legacy of historic architecture and a renewed effort to preserve what remains. |
| Table of Contents: |
| The history of HABS Nation-wide; HABS Recording in New Mexico; The 1934 HABS Project; The Bainbridge Bunting Years; Photogrammetric Recording of Communal Architecture; HABS Recording Today; Pueblo Structures and Worldview; Residential Recording; Religious Architecture and Sites; Civic Buildings; How to Use the Inventory; New Mexico Inventory; Notes. |