Between the Tracks - The Story of the Old Vail Post Office

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- Last load out of the 49 Mining Camp
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- Mining camps--Arizona--History
- Felipe Bejarano hauls the last load of ore out of the 49 Mining Camp to Pantano for shipment.
- Proud Papa
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- Mining camps--Arizona--History.
- Felipe Bejarano with son Fransisco "Chico" with pig that the family raised while living at the 49 Mining Camp in the Empire Mountains.
- Hauling a safe out of Cienega Creek
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- Ranch life--Arizona--Pima County;
- Felipe Bejarano, Ed Hilton, and friend strain to load the safe that Felipe found in the Cienega creek bed into Ed Hilton's truck. They wondered if the safe was from one of the early train robberies in the area.
- United States Post Office Department Topography Form
- United States Post Office Department
- Post Office Archives
- Filled out by Vail postmaster, Richard L. Mason on March 21, 1916. It shows the location of the post office.
- Frank 'Pop' Schmidt at Colossal Cave Park
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- Colossal Cave (Ariz.)
- Frank 'Pop' Schmidt with 'Blackie' his pet dog, looking south from the Ramada at Colossal Cave Park.
- Two boys at 49 Mining Camp
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- Mining camps--Arizona--History
- Fransisco "Chico" Bejarano (left) enjoys playing with his friend, Ricardo Martinez at the 49 Mining Camp.
- Christmas in the Vail Feed Store
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- Ranch life--Arizona--Pima County;
- Friends and family visit inside the Vail Feed Store. This photograph was possibly taken by a member of the Kelley family.
- Baby George Monthan with parents Guy and Jesse Monthan
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- Ranch life--Arizona--Pima County;
- Guy and Jesse Monthan play with their son, George, in the yard of their home in Vail. The Monthan family homesteaded in the area and operated Rancho del Lago. Davis Monthan Air Force Base is named in honor of Guy's younger brother, Oscar. Jesse...
- 1918 Map of Vail
- McCulloch, Leonard
- Ranch life--Arizona--Pima County;
- Hand drawn map of Vail by Leonard McCulloch, long time Vail resident.
- The Herman Family at Colossal Cave
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- Colossal Cave (Ariz.)
- Helen Herman, with sons Jack and Kenneth, at Colossal Cave.
- 1938 Vail Wrangler Cover
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- Postmarks—Arizona
- Illustrated envelope with Vail postmark from 1938 addressed to Tucson Gas and Electric. Howard Hathaway was a rancher and friend of Melville Haskell in the Rincon Valley and was also an artist. He drew this wrangler for Mr. Haskell who called his...
- Colossal Cave is a family affair!
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- Colossal Cave (Ariz.)
- Jack and Kenneth Herman with their grandmother Herman in the background, near Colossal Cave.
- Jacqueline Davis in front of Post Office
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- Ranch life--Arizona--Pima County;
- Jacqueline Davis, youngest sister of Mary Jane Warner, sits in front of the post office.
- Jessie Rae Monthan and a Friend
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- Ranch life--Arizona--Pima County;
- Jessie Rae Monthan and a friend on horseback.
- Ranching in Vail
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- Ranch life--Arizona--Pima County;
- Jimmy Leon and Eddie Lopez preparing to work cattle.
- Coffee break for ranchers near Vail
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- Ranch life--Arizona--Pima County;
- Jimmy Leon, Eddie Lopez and other Vail ranchers enjoy a coffee break.
- Lottie and Esta Trotter with Vail Students in 1927
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- Ranch life--Arizona--Pima County;
- Lottie (left) and Esta (right) Trotter pose with their students just outside Vail’s two-room school house.
- Mary Jane Warner in front of the water car
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- Postmasters--Arizona; Women postal service employees--Arizona.
- Mary Jane Warner shares one of her big smiles with the camera while standing next to the Southern Pacific Railroad water car.
- Mary Jane Warner at work in the Vail Post Office
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- Postmasters--Arizona; Women postal service employees--Arizona; Post office buildings--Arizona;
- Mary Jane Warner, postmistress from 1934-1973, was one of the longest-serving in that role in the state. She lived in the back of the post office for many years.
- Mary Jane in front of Post Office
- Davis, Jacqueline
- Postmasters--Arizona; Post office buildings--Arizona; Women postal service employees--Arizona.
- Mary Jane Warner, postmistress, stands in front of the Vail post office and store near the flagpole on the northeast side of the building. The photo was taken by her younger sister, Jacqueline Davis.