PIC OF THE DAY!
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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PIC OF THE DAY!
A 1940s photo of Prescott's Community Hospital:
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PIC OF THE DAY!
A 1924 advertisement for a Children's Party Book published by the Evening Courier for five 2-cent stamps:
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PIC OF THE DAY!
Cortez Street looking north (perhaps early on a Sunday Morning?) in 1974:
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PIC OF THE DAY!
St. Joseph Academy standing in Thumb Butte's shadow, year unknown:
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PIC OF THE DAY!
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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PIC OF THE DAY!
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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PIC OF THE DAY!
A circa 1936 postcard showing the view from Lookout Point on Mingus Mountain:
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PIC OF THE DAY!
A 1901 advertisement announcing the opening of the New Railroad Dining Room:
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PIC OF THE DAY!
A man takes out some ore from the Alaska Claim near the Congress Mine, circa 1907:
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PIC OF THE DAY!
Panoramic view of Prescott circa 1945:
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Brand New Article Today!
"The Masonic Temple is Built and Dedicated"
The construction and earliest history of the Masonic Temple, 1907-1908.
prescottazhistory.blogspot.com/2026/09/the-...
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PIC OF THE DAY!
An 1885 sketch of Prescott's first free public school:
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PIC OF THE DAY!
A 1935 picture of the last stage of construction of the Sullivan Lake Dam- the headwaters of the Verde River:
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FRIDAY FLIX #HISTORY!
A poster for the 1950 #movie "Singing Guns"; the 172nd filmed in #YavapaiCountry:
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PIC OF THE DAY!
A 1905 photo of officers from Fort Whipple:
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PIC OF THE DAY!
An 1899 advertisement for Block Clothing that illustrates how to tie a bow tie:
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