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    • Photo of Debbie Peterson.

    • Photo of Debbie Peterson.

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    • Scottsdale (Ariz.) - History; Jaycees - History; Peterson, Debbie;

    • Debbie Peterson was the first female president of the Scottsdale Jaycees Organization.
    • The Coldwells - An Early Scottsdale Family

    • The Coldwells - An Early Scottsdale Family

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    • Scottsdale (Ariz.) - History; Scottsdale Historical Society - History; Coldwell Family;

    • The Coldwell family, an early Scottsdale farming/ranching family, was comprised of, (standing, left to right) Joseph, Tom, Sarah Ellen Coldwell Thomas, Charles and cousin Helen; and (sitting, left to right) George W. Sr., George C. Mary Jane and...
    • Gabe Brooks, E.G. "Scotty" Scott and Mort Kimsey

    • Gabe Brooks, E.G. "Scotty" Scott and Mort Kimsey

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    • Scottsdale (Ariz.) - History; Scottsdale Historical Society - History; Brooks, Gabe; Scott, E.G.; Kimsey, Mort;

    • Gabe Brooks, E.G. "Scotty" Scott and Mort Kimsey were all mechanically-inclined Scottsdale residents. Gabe Brooks was a water well driller and a highly respected machinist, whose machine shop is on permanent display at Scottsdale's...
    • Girls Entering Little Red Schoolhouse Library - 1960's

    • Girls Entering Little Red Schoolhouse Library - 1960's

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    • Scottsdale (Ariz.) - History; Scottsdale Historical Society - History; Little Red Schoolhouse (Scottsdale, Ariz.)

    • The Scottsdale Public Library traces is origins to an all-volunteer run library at the Adobe House community center, starting in 1955. In the early 1960s, the city took over operation of the public library, and in 1963 moved it into the...
    • Kimsey family picnic

    • Kimsey family picnic

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    • Scottsdale (Ariz.) - History; Scottsdale Historical Society - History; Kimsey family; Kimsey, William

    • Early Scottsdale residents, like the William Kimsey family, enjoyed picnics on the desert. Although the modest dress of the day was probably more formal than picnic attire of the 21st century, the rest and relaxation were just as welcome. The...
    • May Day at Scottsdale Grammar School

    • May Day at Scottsdale Grammar School

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    • Scottsdale (Ariz.) - History; Scottsdale Historical Society - History; Scottsdale Grammar School

    • One of the most celebrated days of the school year in old Scottsdale was May Day. On May 1st, students at Scottsdale Grammar School gathered around the May pole, grasping colorful streamers and dancing around it in a big circle. There were often...
    • Cattle drive on Scottsdale Rd - 1950s.

    • Cattle drive on Scottsdale Rd - 1950s.

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    • Scottsdale (Ariz.) - History; Scottsdale Historical Society - History; Cattle drives;

    • By the 1950s, cattle drives were rare on Scottsdale Road through downtown Scottsdale except during the Parada del Sol celebration. During the first half of the 1900s, Scottsdale was a cattle ranching and farming community, and cattle drives were...
    • Sunshine Festival 1954.

    • Sunshine Festival 1954.

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    • Scottsdale (Ariz.) - History; Scottsdale Historical Society - History; Sunshine Festival;

    • In November 1951, the Scottsdale Chamber of Commerce and other community organizations hosted the first annual Sunshine Festival to kick off the tourist season. The weekend festival included a horse-drawn parade and barbeque. After the 1954...
    • Jew Chew Song -- Early Scottsdale Businessman.

    • Jew Chew Song -- Early Scottsdale Businessman.

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    • Scottsdale (Ariz.) - History; Scottsdale Historical Society - History; Jew Chew Song;

    • China-born Jew Chew Song and his family came to Scottsdale in the late 1920s, purchasing the former Johnny Rose Pool Hall and converting it into a grocery store on the northeast corner of Main Street and Brown Avenue. In the 1950s, the family...
    • Joe Mowry Ford Family ca 1920.

    • Joe Mowry Ford Family ca 1920.

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    • Scottsdale (Ariz.) - History; Scottsdale Historical Society - History

    • Joe Mowry, Opal, Ruth and Will Ford are shown here with a towering Saguaro cactus in the desert near Scottsdale ca 1920. The Mowry family became very active in building Scottsdale throughout the 20th and 21st centuries.
    • Alvin Cotton Brown - Parada del Sol

    • Alvin Cotton Brown - Parada del Sol

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    • Scottsdale (Ariz.) - History; Scottsdale Historical Society - History; Brown, Alvin; Parades - Scottsdale (Ariz.);

    • Alvin Cotton Brown, grandson to Scottsdale rancher and businessman E.O. Brown and son of rancher E.E. Brown, is shown on his horse in a Scottsdale Jaycees Parada del Sol parade, likely in the 1950s or early 1960s. The Brown family helped give...
    • Marjorie Thomas & Old Maud.

    • Marjorie Thomas & Old Maud.

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    • Scottsdale (Ariz.) - History; Scottsdale Historical Society - History; Thomas, Marjorie;

    • Marjorie Thomas, Scottsdale's first resident artist, arrived with her mother and brother from Boston in 1909. Chaplain Winfield Scott invited the artist to paint a portrait of his beloved retired Army mule,Old Maude. Throughout her life in...
    • Native Americans at Parada circa 1980s.

    • Native Americans at Parada circa 1980s.

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    • Scottsdale (Ariz.) - History; Scottsdale Historical Society - History; Scottsdale (Ariz.) - Parada del Sol; Parades - Scottsdale (Ariz.); Indians of North America;

    • Native Americans have always had a major role in Scottsdale history and signature events. Here, members of an Arizona Native American community participate in the Scottsdale Jaycees annual Parada del Sol parade circa 1980s.
    • Parada del Sol Parade 1962 - Schrader Float.

    • Parada del Sol Parade 1962 - Schrader Float.

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    • Scottsdale (Ariz.) - History; Scottsdale Historical Society - History; Scottsdale (Ariz.) - Parada del Sol; Parades - Scottsdale (Ariz.); Schrader, Bill;

    • Begun as the Sunshine Festival parade in 1951, the Scottsdale Jayceees took over the annual event in 1954, renamed it the Parada del Sol parade and made it an annual signature event for residents and tourists alike. The 1962 parade included a float...
    • Paradise Inn putting green.

    • Paradise Inn putting green.

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    • Scottsdale (Ariz.) - History; Scottsdale Historical Society - History; Paradise Inn; Golf courses - Arizona;

    • The Paradise Inn was opened immediately after World War II in the late 1940s. Its location on Camelback Road included a putting green, riding stables, a dining room, tennis courts and other amenities. The resort shared an 18-hole golf course with...
    • T-Bar-T Theater Kids' Line.

    • T-Bar-T Theater Kids' Line.

    • Unknown

    • Scottsdale (Ariz.) - History; Scottsdale Historical Society - History; T-Bar-T Theater - Scottsdale (Ariz.);

    • Scottsdale entrepreneur Malcolm White opened Scottsdale's first movie theater, the T-Bar-T Theater, on the south side of Main Street in 1948. State of the art for its day, it featured a smoke bar and a crying room for babies. The theater was...
    • Tico Taco Restaurant downtown Scottsdale 1950s or 1960s.

    • Tico Taco Restaurant downtown Scottsdale 1950s or 1960s.

    • Unknown

    • Scottsdale (Ariz.) - History; Scottsdale Historical Society - History; Tico Taco Restaurant - Scottsdale (Ariz.);

    • The Contrearas opened Tico Taco Restaurant in downtown Scottsdale circa the early 1950s. Popular with tourists and local residents, son of the late President Franklin D. Roosevent, Elliot Roosevelt, was a friend of Mr. Contrearas from World War II...
    • Scottsdale Charros Visit Wrigley Field - 1967.

    • Scottsdale Charros Visit Wrigley Field - 1967.

    • Unknown

    • Scottsdale (Ariz.) - History; Charros - History; Baseball; Wrigley Field (Chicago, Ill.);

    • Members of the Scottsdale Charros and Scottsdale's Mayor visited Wrigley Field to welcome the Chicago Cubs as the next baseball team to hold its spring training at Scottsdale Stadium. Left to right: Unk, Dick Houseworth, Don Chambers, Cubs...

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