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    • Winfield Scott, Helen Scott on mule, Old Maud

    • Winfield Scott, Helen Scott on mule, Old Maud

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    • Photographs -- Scottsdale (Ariz.) -- History; Photography -- Scottsdale (Ariz.) -- History; Scottsdale (Ariz.) -- History -- Photographs; Scott, Winfield, 1837-1910; Scott, Helen Louise

    • Retired U.S. Army Chaplain Winfield S. Scott and his wife Helen pose in 1900 with their mule "Old Maud" in Scottsdale, Arizona, where they established a homestead in 1888.
    • Titus House - Scottsdale

    • Titus House - Scottsdale

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    • Photographs -- Scottsdale (Ariz.) -- History; Photography -- Scottsdale (Ariz.) -- History; Scottsdale (Ariz.) -- History -- Photographs

    • As the only remaining Victorian residence in Scottsdale, the Titus House is listed on both the Scottsdale and National Register of Historic Places. It is located on Hayden Road, south of McDowell Road and approximately three miles from the center...
    • Taliesin West - Frank Lloyd Wright School of Architecture

    • Taliesin West - Frank Lloyd Wright School of Architecture

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    • Photographs -- Scottsdale (Ariz.) -- History; Photography -- Scottsdale (Ariz.) -- History; Scottsdale (Ariz.) -- History -- Photographs; Taliesin West (Scottsdale, Ariz.); Wright, Frank Lloyd,1867-1959

    • After visiting the Valley of the Sun in the early 1930s and staying at the Scottsdale area Jokake Inn, famed midwest architect Frank Lloyd Wright decided to build a winter home and a School of Architecture in 1937 in the foothills of the McDowell...
    • Scottsdale's First General Store-Post Office

    • Scottsdale's First General Store-Post Office

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    • Photographs -- Scottsdale (Ariz.) -- History; Photography -- Scottsdale (Ariz.) -- History; Scottsdale (Ariz.) -- History -- Photographs

    • Mr. J. L. Davis opened Scottsdale's first commercial establishment -- a combination general store and post office -- in 1897. Located near the intersection of what is today Main Street and Brown Avenue in downtown Scottsdale, the store was...
    • Scottsdale tent house interior - sleeping area

    • Scottsdale tent house interior - sleeping area

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    • Photographs -- Scottsdale (Ariz.) -- History; Photography -- Scottsdale (Ariz.) -- History; Scottsdale (Ariz.) -- History -- Photographs

    • Tent home of Mrs. George Smith in Scottsdale, Arizona is typical of early homes in this new desert community. The large white space above the bed is a window covered with canvas that can be opened to allow air into the home. The house was...
    • Scottsdale Service Co. - Kimsey Garage

    • Scottsdale Service Co. - Kimsey Garage

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    • Photographs -- Scottsdale (Ariz.) -- History; Photography -- Scottsdale (Ariz.) -- History; Scottsdale (Ariz.) -- History -- Photographs

    • The Scottsdale Service Company was a gasoline station and car repair shop operated by Mort Kimsey at the northeast corner of Scottsdale Road and Main Street during the 1920s and 1930s. It faced onto Main Street. It also housed the Scottsdale...
    • Scottsdale Picnic at Hole-in-the-Rock

    • Scottsdale Picnic at Hole-in-the-Rock

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    • Photographs -- Scottsdale (Ariz.) -- History; Photography -- Scottsdale (Ariz.) -- History; Scottsdale (Ariz.) -- History -- Photographs

    • From the time of its settlement in 1888 through the early 1900s, Scottsdale remained a small and close-knit farming village east of Phoenix. Founding families enjoyed outings in the surrounding Sonoran Desert and nearby mountains. ...
    • Scottsdale High School

    • Scottsdale High School

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    • Photographs -- Scottsdale (Ariz.) -- History; Photography -- Scottsdale (Ariz.) -- History; Scottsdale (Ariz.) -- History -- Photographs; Education -- Arizona -- History

    • Scottsdale High School opened in September 1923. The new school was located on the north side of Indian School Road on land previously owned by Scottsdale businessman and rancher Charles Miller, who also served on the Scottsdale School Board. ...
    • Scottsdale Grammar School/Loloma School

    • Scottsdale Grammar School/Loloma School

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    • Photographs -- Scottsdale (Ariz.) -- History; Photography -- Scottsdale (Ariz.) -- History; Scottsdale (Ariz.) -- History -- Photographs; Education -- Arizona -- History

    • To accommodate growth in student population, the Scottsdale School District opened the Scottsdale Grammar School in September 1928 on the southwest corner of Second Street and Marshall Way. Local architectural firm Lescher and Mahoney designed the...
    • Scottsdale Grammar School - Little Red Schoolhouse

    • Scottsdale Grammar School - Little Red Schoolhouse

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    • Photographs -- Scottsdale (Ariz.) -- History; Photography -- Scottsdale (Ariz.) -- History; Scottsdale (Ariz.) -- History -- Photographs; Education -- Arizona -- History

    • Scottsdale Grammar School, also known as the Coronado School and the Little Red Schoolhouse, was built and occupied in 1909 and formally dedicated February 26, 1910. In May 1909 voters in the Scottsdale School District had approved a $5,000.00...
    • Scottsdale Ginning Company Cotton Gin

    • Scottsdale Ginning Company Cotton Gin

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    • Photographs -- Scottsdale (Ariz.) -- History; Photography -- Scottsdale (Ariz.) -- History; Scottsdale (Ariz.) -- History -- Photographs

    • Cotton was Scottsdale's largest cash crop from about 1913 through World War II. Cotton had become so important to Scottsdale farmers that local businessman and rancher E.O. Brown, with partners, built Scottsdale its own cotton gin circa 1920. ...
    • Paradise Inn

    • Paradise Inn

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    • Photographs -- Scottsdale (Ariz.) -- History; Photography -- Scottsdale (Ariz.) -- History; Scottsdale (Ariz.) -- History -- Photographs; Paradise Inn

    • Scottsdale area architect and developer R. T. Evans built and opened The Paradise Inn ca 1944-45. Paradise Inn was located on Camelback Road,east of the Jokake Inn, a popular winter resort Evans designed for his wife to operate in 1926. The...
    • Original Scottsdale one-room wooden schoolhouse

    • Original Scottsdale one-room wooden schoolhouse

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    • Photographs -- Scottsdale (Ariz.) -- History; Photography -- Scottsdale (Ariz.) -- History; Scottsdale (Ariz.) -- History -- Photographs; Education -- Arizona -- History

    • On a Sunday afternoon in 1896, the townsfolk of Scottsdale, built the town's first schoolhouse. It offered classes in the elementary grades until 1909 when a more permanent, larger brick schoolhouse was erected. The location of this first school...
    • Old Mission Church - Our Lady of Perpetual Help

    • Old Mission Church - Our Lady of Perpetual Help

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    • Photographs -- Scottsdale (Ariz.) -- History; Photography -- Scottsdale (Ariz.) -- History; Scottsdale (Ariz.) -- History -- Photographs; Churches -- Scottsdale (Ariz.) -- History -- Photographs

    • Hand-built in 1933 by volunteers from Scottsdale's Hispanic immigrant families, the Old Mission Church was originally constructed using some 14,000 adobe bricks. Prominent local architect R.T. Evans assisted with the design of the Spanish Colonial...
    • Kiami Lodge aerial view

    • Kiami Lodge aerial view

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    • Photographs -- Scottsdale (Ariz.) -- History; Photography -- Scottsdale (Ariz.) -- History; Scottsdale (Ariz.) -- History -- Photographs; Graves, Edward; Graves, Mary; Graves Guest Ranch; Kiami Lodge

    • Kiami Lodge opened north of the village of Scottsdale in 1937. Muriel Oxenhandler was its first manager. It was located on Scottsdale Road, between what is today Vista and Jackrabbit Roads. It featured adobe and stucco Southwestern style...
    • Jokake Inn main building

    • Jokake Inn main building

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    • Photographs -- Scottsdale (Ariz.) -- History; Photography -- Scottsdale (Ariz.) -- History; Scottsdale (Ariz.) -- History -- Photographs; Jokake Inn

    • The Jokake Inn opened as a tearoom in 1926 and expanded to accommodate overnight guests in 1928. Designed by architect Robert T. Evans, husband of Jokake's founder Sylvia Evans, it was constructed using adobe bricks. The distinctive bell towers...
    • Ingleside Inn- gate entrance

    • Ingleside Inn- gate entrance

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    • Photographs -- Scottsdale (Ariz.) -- History; Photography -- Scottsdale (Ariz.) -- History; Scottsdale (Ariz.) -- History -- Photographs; Ingleside Inn

    • Ingleside Inn, the Scottsdale area's first luxury resort, opened in 1909/10 as the private Ingleside Club, a place where owners W.J. Murphy and his son Ralph could bring potential investors to their Ingleside development. Ingleside became a public...
    • Ingleside Inn- garden- side view

    • Ingleside Inn- garden- side view

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    • Photographs -- Scottsdale (Ariz.) -- History; Photography -- Scottsdale (Ariz.) -- History; Scottsdale (Ariz.) -- History -- Photographs; Ingleside Inn

    • The Ingleside Inn was the Scottsdale area's first luxury resort, opened first as a private club in 1909/10 by W.J. and Ralph Murphy. This view shows the back garden and Camelback Mountain to the north. The Inn was located between Indian School...
    • Ingleside Inn

    • Ingleside Inn

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    • Photographs -- Scottsdale (Ariz.) -- History; Photography -- Scottsdale (Ariz.) -- History; Scottsdale (Ariz.) -- History -- Photographs; Ingleside Inn

    • Ingleside Inn, built as the private Ingleside Club in 1909 by W.J. and Ralph Murphy, was the Scottsdale area's first luxury resort. Located near 60th Street and Indian School Road it featured a main building, cottages, a rough golf course and a...
    • Harvesting Barley on Miller Ranch

    • Harvesting Barley on Miller Ranch

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    • Photographs -- Scottsdale (Ariz.) -- History; Photography -- Scottsdale (Ariz.) -- History; Scottsdale (Ariz.) -- History -- Photographs

    • Charles Miller bought what was once part of Chaplain Winfield Scott's ranch in 1913 and established Miller Ranch on the north side of Indian School Road between Scottsdale Road and a street eventually named for him, Miller Road. Miller and other...

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