A history of Carlsbad,
since 1888
Postcards, papers and photographs of Carlsbad from public archives, woven together by decade. Neighbors fill in the gaps.
The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗The development of southeastern New Mexico in the late 19th century was fueled by the arrival of colonies of immigrants from England, Switzerland, France, Italy; and emigrants from nearby Texas. Located along the banks of the Pecos River, Carlsbad was originally christened the town of Eddy on September 15, 1888, and organized as a municipal corporation in 1893; the settlement bore the name of Charles B. Eddy, co-owner of the Eddy-Bissell Livestock Company.
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Timeline
built from the dates on the items belowFinish Carlsbad’s story
Most archives stop around 1920. The photos from after that are in family albums, not libraries.
3 of 10 decades since 1900 have photos 🔁Retake an old viewNew Eddy County Hospital, 1920: stand where they stood+15 📦Share a family photoSign in to add one+10Famous people from Carlsbad
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Carlsbad, decade by decade
1990s
2 historic places in Carlsbad
2 places in Carlsbad are on the National Register of Historic Places, the country’s official list of buildings and places worth saving.
Where they are
When they were listed
Then & now
No then-and-now pairs yet. Take a photo from the same spot as New Eddy County Hospital (1920) and it appears here side by side.
🔁 Retake this view · +15Stories next door
nearby towns’ historyFrom Wikimedia Commons (6). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.