100 Years Ago: New Mexico's Early Film History



Maps of New Mexico



The Palace of the Governors: A Witness to History



Your Obedient Servant, W. H. Bonney



Remembering the Santa Fe Japanese Internment Camp



Through the Lens - Imaging Santa Fe



Buffalo Soldiers in New Mexico



The Last Hurdle:
El Camino Real de Tierra Adentro



Rough Riders



Doña Teresa



USS New Mexico BB40:
The Drinan Diary



Tesoros De Devoción



New Mexico's Segesser
Hide Paintings



The Estancia Press



Fashioning New Mexico:
Victorian Secrets



Your Obedient Servant, W. H. Bonney
6 minutes and 13 seconds

Your Obedient Servant, W. H. Bonney Seeking a pardon, W.H. Bonney a.k.a Billy the Kid wrote several letters to New Mexico's Territorial Governor Lew Wallace. The letters open a window to one of the most interesting aspects of New Mexico's history and the Kid's life. Historian Paul Hutton tells us about how the letters provide a unique view into the Lincoln County War and the fascinating relationship between the Kid and Wallace.

Collector Robert G. McCubbin provides rare historical materials of the Kid's time. Bob Boze Bell provides his artwork illustrating Billy the Kid's life. And, Frank McCulloch and Luis Campos provide wonderful music.

 
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