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    • Sun City Prides

    • Sun City Prides

    • Del E. Webb Development Company (DEVCO)

    • Sun City, Arizona

    • Mildred and Ben Moran clean up along 99th Avenue. Mildred and Ben belonged to a club called the Prides.
    • Interior of home with pool

    • Interior of home with pool

    • Del E. Webb Development Company (DEVCO)

    • Sun City, Arizona

    • New owners enjoying the "pool" in their El Dorado model. Names of homeowners are not known. Caption reads "The luxurious Phase II model home featured an indoor lap pool. The feature wasn't popular with early Sun City Residents, and only a few of...
    • Newcomers Coffee

    • Newcomers Coffee

    • Del E. Webb Development Company (DEVCO)

    • Sun City, Arizona

    • Newcomers Coffee on the patio of Fairway Center in th 1960's.
    • Aerial view of Sun City

    • Aerial view of Sun City

    • Del E. Webb Development Company (DEVCO)

    • Sun City, Arizona

    • Photographic record of the development of Sun City from periodic aerial photos. The photo is labeled "Del E. Webb Corporation Sun City, Phase I Maricopa County, AZ." Job began on July 22, 1959. This photo is dated June 19, 1970 and has a...
    • Sun City aerial view, 1962

    • Sun City aerial view, 1962

    • Del E. Webb Corporation

    • Sun City, Arizona

    • Photographic record of the development of Sun City in a periodic aerial photo. Photos is labeled "Del E. Webb Corporation Sun City, Phase I Maricopa County, AZ." Job began 7/22/1959. Photo was taken on 6/5/62.
    • Presentation of First Anniversary birthday cake

    • Presentation of First Anniversary birthday cake

    • Del E. Webb Corporation

    • Sun City, Arizona

    • Ralph Hawley, the President of the Sun City Civic Association, and Tom Austin, Del Webb Corporation activities coordinator. Tom is wearing the black suit and is holding the 1st Anniversary cake in January of 1961.
    • Liberty Bell

    • Liberty Bell

    • Del E. Webb Development Company (DEVCO)

    • Sun City, Arizona

    • Residents contribute 7,000 pounds of metal to go into the Liberty Bell. The Liberty Bell was made for the United States Bicentennial.
    • Sun City Saints

    • Sun City Saints

    • Unknown

    • Sun City, Arizona

    • Saints booster holding poster proclaiming " Welcome Home Sun City Saints 1979 Women's National Softball Champions." The people in photo are unidentified. The photo was taken in 1979.
    • Signage for King's Inn

    • Signage for King's Inn

    • Del E. Webb Development Company (DEVCO)

    • Sun City, Arizona

    • Sign design reflects ambience of King's Inn built by Del Webb Company. It was located at southeast corner of Grand and 107th Avenue.
    • Heading Ranch

    • Heading Ranch

    • Del E. Webb Development Company (DEVCO)

    • Sun City, Arizona

    • Square dancing at Heading Ranch.
    • The Rhythm Ramblers

    • The Rhythm Ramblers

    • Del E. Webb Development Company (DEVCO)

    • Sun City, Arizona

    • The Rhythm Ramblers band gathered poolside at Lakeview Center. They were a popular band in the manner of the "Big Band" era.
    • Closeup - "For Active Retirement - Del Webb's ?"

    • Closeup - "For Active Retirement - Del Webb's ?"

    • Del E. Webb Development Company (DEVCO)

    • Sun City, Arizona

    • This is a billboard on Grand Avenue approaching Sun City. The photo was taken in November of 1959. There is a large question mark in the center of the billboard because the community was unnamed at that time. For publicity reasons, the Del Webb...
    • Sun Bowl

    • Sun Bowl

    • Del E. Webb Development Company (DEVCO)

    • Sun City, Arizona

    • This is a photograph of a concert at the Sun Bowl in the 1970's.
    • Del Webb and Bob Hope

    • Del Webb and Bob Hope

    • Del E. Webb Development Company (DEVCO)

    • Sun City, Arizona

    • This is a photograph of Del Webb and comedian Bob Hope. Caption reads "An avid golfer, Webb brought many celebrities, including Bob Hope, to Sun City to play."
    • Home interior showcasing the sunken bathtub

    • Home interior showcasing the sunken bathtub

    • Del E. Webb Development Company (DEVCO)

    • Sun City, Arizona

    • This is one of the Wheatridge Drive models, from Early Phase II, called the Cosmopolitan series 100. It had a sunken bathtub looking out into the patio.
    • Churches in Sun City

    • Churches in Sun City

    • Camera Arts Studio

    • Sun City, Arizona

    • This is the courtyard of the United Church of Sun City.
    • Amateur Radio Club

    • Amateur Radio Club

    • Del E. Webb Development Company (DEVCO)

    • Sun City, Arizona

    • This is the demo display of the Amateur Radio Club. The display is at an unknown shopping center in 1962.
    • First Church of Christ, Scientist

    • First Church of Christ, Scientist

    • Del E. Webb Development Company (DEVCO)

    • Sun City, Arizona

    • This is the First Church of Christ, Scientist located at 10045 Clair Drive in Sun City. Photo was taken in 1967.

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