From the exhibition:
Telling New Mexico: Stories from Then and Now
New Mexico History Museum
The Spiegelbergs became one of a handful of Jewish families that grew and prospered as traders and merchants in New Mexico throughout the 1800s. Betty Spiegelberg of Santa Fe wore this watch in the 1850s and 1860s.
History Collection NMHM, DCA, 2825/45 Gift of Mrs. Merrill G. Weiler
Photo by Blair Clark, New Mexico Department of Cultural Affairs
Note: Representative image at left is often cropped for display purposes. Downloaded high-resolution images are not cropped.