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Historical Photos

Historical Photos
"The Wedge" on Congress Street in downtown Tucson, roughly flanked by Meyer and Church avenues, ca. 1900. It was also the red light district. Courtesy Arizona Pioneer Historical Society
Fred Fleishman & Co. Druggists, ca. 1880s, at Congress St. and Court Ave. in Tucson. Charles A. Meyer owned the original apothecary and hired Fleishman in 1882, who then married the boss's daughter and assumed the family business. It closed in 1935. Courtesy Arizona Pioneer Historical Society
The trolley on Congress Street, Tucson, ca. 1900. Courtesy Arizona Pioneer Historical Society
When the rebuilt Whiskey Row opened in 1901, it featured buildings of fire-resistant brick and stone.The largest housed the Palace Saloon with a hotel upstairs. (Whisky Row, Prescott) Provided By Arizona State Archives
The first train to arrive at Grand Canyon Village, Sept. 17, 1901. The train would boost tourism exponentially. National Park Service
Schnebly House in Oak Creek Canyon, pictured in 1901. Provided By Lisa Schnebly Heidinger
By 1900, Phoenix saw itself as a thriving metropolis of 5,500, with 28 saloons, 18 gambling houses and its first automobiles. Provided By Jeremy Rowe Collection
Buggy showroom in Pratt-Gilbert Co. hardware store in downtown Phoenix, early 1900s. It was founded by Charles H. Pratt and Cyril S. Gilbert, who met in 1899 while working for another company that failed, leaving wagons unsold. Pratt and Gilbert started out selling wagons. Eventually they ended up at 701 S. 7th St., at a building that still stands. Provided By Betty Lou Gilbert Meeks
GERONIMO By C. S. Fly - Arizona Historical Society, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=405192
English: Children of migrant cotton field workers from Sweetwater, Oklahoma. Eight children in the family. Note the housing. Near Casa Grande project, Pinal County, Arizona. May 1937
Flagstaff. Street view of post office, other buildings, and people, with mountains in background, ca. 1899. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Flagstaff,_AZ_ca._1899.jpg
San Francisco Street in Flagstaff, Arizona, ca. 1920s. NAU General Photograph Collections Northern Arizona University. Cline Library
Grand Canyon panoramic plate (from an 1900 book — Wikimedia Commons / Library of Congress scans).
Barringer Meteor Crater, Arizona Produced by: USGS, D. Roddy Copyright: USGS Copyright Free Policy
Exterior of the Mission Xavier del Bac Bernard Gagnon https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Exterior_of_the_Mission_Xavier_del_Bac.jpg
Monument Valley: view from John Ford's Point, located in northern Arizona and southern Utah, USA Bernard Gagnon https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=6062203
View of Nogales taken from above the city. The railroad is at the center of the photograph. Photo by Willis P. Haynes. Collection area: Borderlands Arizona and Southwest Collection dates: 1873-2018 bulk 1920-1970
Phoenix panoramic view (ca. 1908 — California Panorama Company; Library of Congress / Wikipedia copy).
Mural commemorating Jackson Browne's song "Take It Easy", as made popular by the band The Eagles, in Winslow, Arizona at 2nd & Kinsley. https://fhwaapps.fhwa.dot.gov/bywaysp/photos/59579
Globe, AZ Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C. 20540 USA
Tucson, AZ Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C. 20540 USA

Art by Gerry Mulligan, MD