Image Spanish-American woman testing temperature of earthen oven by determining length of time required to scorch wool, Taos County, New Mexico
Image Wiping ashes from freshly baked bread which has just been removed from earthen oven. Spanish American farm home near Taos, New Mexico
Image Mixing straw with mud to make the plaster which is used to replaster the house once year. Chamisal, New Mexico
Image Once a year the women in the Spanish American families replaster the adobe houses. Neighboring women are hired to help with the work. Chamisal, New Mexico
Image Wife of Spanish American family, arranging things in adobe cupboard which she designed and built, Chamisal, New Mexico