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In this early 1860's view, the Commissary Storehouse is hidden behind the shed-like structure on the right. This huge building housed tons of canned and bottled goods, salted meats and fish, as well as onions and potatoes to feed the garrisons of New Mexico. The stone-lined cellar in the Commissary Storehouse was used for perishables such as lard, bacon and molasses. Walls of the Quartermaster Storehouse on the left have yet to be topped with brick coping. Six-mule teams and Army wagons were used mainly for short hauls and supplying troops in the field.
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Watrous, New Mexico · United States
