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May, 2010:

The Fred P. Bowser Company – General Merchandise – U.S. Post Office – Picacho, NM

On the road east to Roswell © Frank H. Jump

On the road east to Roswell © Frank H. Jump

On the road east to Roswell © Frank H. Jump

I'm inferring that this is the son of Fred P. Bowser - Stanford Historical Society

Three Rivers Petroglyph Site – Tularosa, NM

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There are over 21,000 petroglyphs at the Three Rivers Petroglyph Site at Three Rivers, New Mexico , located midway between Tularosa and Carrizozo in Otero County on highway 54. Many of the petroglyphs can be easily viewed from a trail open to the public which winds through the rocks for about one mile. The petroglyphs are thought to be the product of the Jornada Mogollon people between about 1000 and 1400 AD. The site is protected and maintained by the Bureau of Land Management.

The petroglyphs at Three Rivers were recorded during a 6 year project by the Archaeological Society of New Mexico’s Rock Art Recording Field Schools. Photographs and records are on file at the Bureau of Land Management’s District Office in Las Cruces. – Wikipedia

In Arizona – Kokopelli Plays His Flute – Where is His Green Card? – Tucson, AZ

In a bar in Tucson AZ © Frank H. Jump

Who is Kokopelli?  CLICK TO PLAY

Known as a fertility god, prankster, healer and story teller, Kokopelli has been a source of wonder throughout the country for centuries. Kokopelli embodies the true American Southwest, and dates back over 3,000 years ago, when the first petroglyphs were carved. Although his true origins are unknown, this traveling, flute-playing Casanova is a sacred figure to many Southwestern Native Americans. Carvings of this hunch-backed flute-playing figure have been found painted and carved into rock walls and boulders throughout the Southwest. – Indigenous People dot net