The Great Southwest

Indian Detours was just one of the ways the Fred Harvey Company encouraged the exploration of the Southwest. It also printed postcards and books that showed photos of the Southwest's Native Americans peoples, lands, architecture, and nature. These photos were often hand-pasted into the books, which were sometimes handbound with twine. The photos were novelties in a time unlike today, when not many people had access to cameras or the "perfect photo opportunity."

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The Belen Harvey House Museum currently has several of these books on exhibit. Flip through one of these new books below or click on one of the photos below it to enlarge it!