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

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- 4H Club Members receive award in Pantano
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- Ranch life--Arizona--Pima County; 4-H clubs--Arizona--History
- Pictured here on right is Mary Frances Foster, whose father was the flagman at Marsh Station, which was between Pantano and Vail. On the left is Maria Nicolasa Bejarano.
- Pantano students pose for class photo
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- Ranch life--Arizona--Pima County;
- Pantano students pose for class photo circa 1930. Included in the photo are: Hector Bejarano, Rebecca Bejarano, Mary Bejarano, Armando Bejarano, Fransisco "Chico" Bejarano, Julia Garcia, Calvin Bateman, and Florence Naegle Bateman (teacher).
- Vail School Graduation Celebration
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- Ranch life--Arizona--Pima County;
- Community members gather for a Vail school graduation celebration outside the Shrine of Saint Rita in the Desert in 1939. Left to right: Lottie Trotter (teacher), Evelyn Schmidt, Virginia Dillon, Esta Trotter (teacher), unidentified, Jane Dillon,...
- Proud 4H students in Vail
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- 4-H clubs--Arizona--History
- Vail students in the 4H Club proudly display their entries for the Pima County Fair. Left to Right: Helen Ferra, Beatrice Escalante, Miss Esta Trotter, Freances Schmidt, Ramona Figueroa, Carmen Leon with unidentified child.
- Shop class in Vail
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- Ranch life--Arizona--Pima County;
- Shop student class photo in 1936. Standing Left to right: Ralph Swartz (teacher), Gerold Wagner, Adolp Valdez (Rancho del Lago), Baltazer Terrazas, Jim Ferra (WWII casualty), Frank Santa Cruz, and Norman Wagner. Kneeling left to right: Ernest...
- 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.
- Ranching in Vail
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- Ranch life--Arizona--Pima County;
- Jimmy Leon and Eddie Lopez preparing to work cattle.
- Vail Ranchers
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- Ranch life--Arizona--Pima County;
- Cowboys on the X9 ranch in Vail take a break while helping each other with a round-up. Back row, left to right: Manuel Mongia, Charlie Figueroa, Oscar Leon, Gordon Packard, Frankie Figueroa, Jose Maria Bernal. Front row, left to right: Diego...
- Chauncey Kelley riding a pony
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- Ranch life--Arizona--Pima County;
- Chauncey Kelley riding a pony in the Rincon Valley.
- Rocking 'K' Barn
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- Ranch life--Arizona--Pima County;
- Rocking 'K' Barn when the Kelley family lived in the house next door. This photograph may have been taken by Mary Jane Kelley
- 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.
- Vail Feed Store
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- Ranch life--Arizona--Pima County;
- Vail Feed Store about 1980. Arthur and Mary Jane Kelley purchased the old post office building and surrounding land in 1975. The building then became the Vail Feed Store until 1992 when the new building was finished.
- 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.
- Arthur Kelley Outside the Vail Feed Store
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- Ranch life--Arizona--Pima County;
- Arthur Kelley loads up for a customer at the Vail Feed Store. Growing up in Michigan, his dream had been to be either a sailor or a cowboy. He got to know the ranchers and their families, and enjoyed the rural life when he moved to Vail.
- Arthur Kelley Feeding His Chickens
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- Ranch life--Arizona--Pima County;
- Arthur Kelley feeding his chickens at the Vail Feed Store. He purchased the old post office and surrounding property in 1975, after its closure in 1973. He moved to Arizona from Michigan, living first in the Rincon Valley and later moving to Vail.
- Arthur Kelley Visiting With Friends
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- Ranch life--Arizona--Pima County;
- Arthur Kelley, owner of the Vail Feed Store, visiting with friends. Members of the Kelley family continue to operate a new feed store built in 1994, which is located on the property.
- Panorama of the present day Vail post office building
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- Post office buildings--Arizona;
- Photography project by Beth Hardins' students from the University of Arizona, using a 360⁰ photo technique.
- Vail Post Office Detail
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- Post office buildings--Arizona;
- The Vail Post Office was made using some recycled pieces of lumber as evidenced by shipping crate stamps visible on some pieces of lumber.
- Estrada Brand Certificate
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- Ranch life--Arizona--Pima County;
- Rancher and homesteader Fransisco Estrada rode his horse to Phoenix in 1901 to file his brand papers. He carried this important paper folded up in his wallet for many years. He and his family ranched in the foothills of the Santa Rita Mountains...
- Tucson Stables Receipt
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- Arizona--History--To 1912
- Receipt for stage travel, Oct. 26th, 1906. Text reads: Republican candidates. 10 passengers to Helvetia. Return $50.00.