Brand New Article Today!
"The White Spar Road is Born"
The history of the construction of the White Spar Road, 1922-1925.
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Who can identify which intersection this was? (1930s)
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Circa 1900 postcard of the Head Hotel on N.Cortez:
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"Times Change"
Two pictures taken roughly from the same spot in different years. This week, the Yavapai Club building:
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The WG Davis Livery Stable, in 1907(?)
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Get ready for Harvest Time at Bashford-Burmister, 1919:
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A 1943 photo of Chino Valley (from AZ Highways):
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Native American Scouts from Camp Verde (courtesy of Kathy Lopez):
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Brand New Article Today!
"Deadly Train Sabotage: March 1924"
The story of alleged vandals causing the deadly wreck of train No. 42 north of Congress Junction on March 7, 1924.
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Hides ready for tanning, circa 1936 (the tannery was located a bit north of today's Pioneer Parkway):
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A 1918 (World War 1) photo of folks seeing off the troops at the Prescott depot:
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Times Change:
This week features the Governor's Mansion (which has always been in the same spot):
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A 1940s photo of Prescott's Community Hospital:
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A 1924 advertisement for a Children's Party Book published by the Evening Courier for five 2-cent stamps:
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Cortez Street looking north (perhaps early on a Sunday Morning?) in 1974:
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St. Joseph Academy standing in Thumb Butte's shadow, year unknown:
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A 1950s photo of Prescott's Methodist Church:
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This Week's Article:
"Astonishing Discoveries of Yavapai Co. Ancients"
Mummies, pygmies, and giants are some of the inhumations that were discovered in Yavapai Co. around the turn of the 20th century.
prescottazhistory.blogspot.com/2020/08/amaz...
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A 1940s postcard of the Skyline Hotel:
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New Feature! "Times Change"
Two pics taken from roughly the same spot in different years! This week, Whiskey Row looking northward:
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