Safety Building

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LAS CRUCES POLICE DEPARTMENT LAS CRUCES FIRE DEPARTMENT by folde

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#763 SAFETY BUILDING LAS CRUCES, N. MEX. Las Cruces abounds in historical interest The consumation of the Gadsden Purchase was celebrated in La Mesilla in 1854. Mesilla was the hangout of the infamous "Billy The Kid". The middle of the 19th century saw both the Butterfield and the Old Chis- holm Trails pass thru here. It is a fast growing city and this view shows the new modern Police and Fire Department building. Color Photo by Franklin E. Schaaf Schaaf POST GARDS NEW MEXICO Land of Enche Published by F. J. Schaaf, Alamogordo, New Mexico 31899