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    • Winslow Harvey Girls of 1918

    • Winslow Harvey Girls of 1918

    • Unknown

    • Communication Artifacts: Documentary Artifact; Print, Photographic

    • Nine Harvey Girls before their shift began standing in front of display of pottery for sale. Native American seated, wrapped in blanket. Man in center is W. V. Belding, manager. Note Fred Harvey Hotel sign to the upper right. Third Harvey Girl...
    • Cedar Springs Post Office

    • Cedar Springs Post Office

    • Unknown

    • Communication Artifacts: Documentary Artifact: Print, Photographic

    • Adil Tone, employee, with Wallace Bailey, brother to Arthur. Wallace became sole owner of the post in 1920. The murder of Trader Charles Hubbell, J.L.'s brother, touched Cedar Springs Trading Post in 1919. Two Navajo brothers were involved in...
    • Ellen McGee

    • Ellen McGee

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    • Communications Artifacts: Documentary Artifact: Print, Photographic

    • Ellen McGee became acting postmistress at Leupp Trading Post in 1967 when her mother-in-law, Lucile, became ill. Officially named postmistress in 1968, she held that position until 1982.
    • Burro and wildcat

    • Burro and wildcat

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    • Postmasters--Arizona; Ranch life--Arizona--Pinal County

    • Future Postmaster John W. Lawson (standing) and Larry Grant (sitting on porch) in front of Acadia cabin. Note the dead wildcat on the burro. This photograph was taken a few years before Lawson became postmaster in 1911.
    • Employees at Oracle General Merchandise store

    • Employees at Oracle General Merchandise store

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    • Postmasters--Arizona; Post office buildings--Arizona; General stores--Arizona

    • Employees inside the Oracle Post Office and General Merchandise store. Postmaster Leslie C. Terry on far right, behind scale. Terry was postmaster from 1914-1926. His daughter, Nancy, later became postmaster in 1959.
    • Calabasas, Santa Cruz County

    • Calabasas, Santa Cruz County

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    • Arizona -- History -- To 1912; Postal service -- Arizona – History; Postmarks – Arizona; Cancellations (Philately) – Arizona; Covers (Philately) – Arizona; Postal stationery

    • Cancelled envelope mailed from Calabasa, Ariz., March 7, 1886. The canceller appears to have no final "S" in the town name. The area of Calabasas had been inhabited since the late 1600’s, under various peoples and names. The Spanish name...
    • Pinal, Pinal County

    • Pinal, Pinal County

    • Unknown

    • Arizona -- History -- To 1912; Postal service -- Arizona – History; Postmarks – Arizona; Cancellations (Philately) – Arizona; Covers (Philately) – Arizona; Postal stationery

    • Cancelled postal card mailed from Pinal, Ariz., October, 1889. The date is not legible in the cancellation. The developing community of Pinal was an important stage station on the road to Globe. When the Silver King Mine closed in 1888 Pinal...
    • Show Low, Navajo County

    • Show Low, Navajo County

    • Unknown

    • Arizona -- History -- To 1912; Postal service -- Arizona – History; Postmarks – Arizona; Cancellations (Philately) – Arizona; Covers (Philately) – Arizona; Postal stationery; Post office buildings -- Arizona

    • Cancelled envelope mailed from Showlow (Show Low), Ariz., July 18, 1888. The cancellation spells the town name in one word. In 1875, Corydon B. Cooley settled on Show Low Creek with his wife who was the daughter of Chief Pedro of the White Mountain...
    • Mineral Park, Mohave County

    • Mineral Park, Mohave County

    • Unknown

    • Arizona -- History -- To 1912; Postal service -- Arizona – History; Postmarks – Arizona; Cancellations (Philately) – Arizona; Covers (Philately) – Arizona; Postal stationery

    • Cancelled envelope mailed from Mineral Park, Arizona, April 11, 1882. The rich abundance of metals in the area gave Mineral Park its name in 1870. Mineral Park was the county seat for a short time in 1873, but when mining production slowed down...
    • Hardyville, Mohave County

    • Hardyville, Mohave County

    • Unknown

    • Arizona -- History -- To 1912; Postal service -- Arizona – History; Postmarks – Arizona; Cancellations (Philately) – Arizona; Covers (Philately) – Arizona; Postal stationery

    • Cancelled postal stationery entire mailed from Hardyville, A.T. (Arizona Territory), April 18, 1867. The envelope is cancelled by pen and ink, and the town and date are written by hand. Hardyville became a distribution point on the Colorado River...
    • Gila Bend, Maricopa County

    • Gila Bend, Maricopa County

    • Unknown

    • Arizona -- History -- To 1912; Postal service -- Arizona – History; Postmarks – Arizona; Cancellations (Philately) – Arizona; Covers (Philately) – Arizona; Postal stationery

    • Cancelled envelope mailed from Gila Bend, Ariz., August 8, 1904. Fr. Garces found a Native American Rancheria in 1774. Years later a settlement began where grain was raised. This colony became known as Gila Bend, located at the turning point of...
    • Glendale, Maricopa County

    • Glendale, Maricopa County

    • Unknown

    • Arizona -- History -- To 1912; Postal service -- Arizona – History; Postmarks – Arizona; Cancellations (Philately) – Arizona; Covers (Philately) – Arizona; Postal stationery

    • Cancelled postal card mailed from Glendale, Ariz., ?? 24, 1907. The cancellation is incomplete with regard to the month. The post office was established June 27, 1892 with Samuel B. Stoner as postmaster. It became a Wells Fargo station in 1903.
    • Saint Johns, Apache County

    • Saint Johns, Apache County

    • Unknown

    • Arizona -- History -- To 1912; Postal service -- Arizona – History; Postmarks – Arizona; Cancellations (Philately) – Arizona; Covers (Philately) – Arizona; Postal stationery

    • Cancelled postal stationery entire with added adhesive mailed from Saint Johns, Arizona, Oct 17, 1888. The cancel date is not totally clear. Wilford Woodruff, president of the Church of Latter-Day Saints, located a Mormon settlement on March 29,...
    • Vail Feed Store

    • Vail Feed Store

    • Unknown

    • 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.
    • Zip Speeds Your Mail

    • Zip Speeds Your Mail

    • Unknown

    • Post Office Archives; Post offices--Arizona--1930-1980; Tucson Region (Ariz.)--History; Zip codes--Arizona--Tucson-Photographs

    • Tucson Mail Users Council event. Center: Bill Alexander, one of the founders of the Western Postal History Museum, which later became the Postal History Foundation. On the right is Postmaster Arnold Elias.
    • Most Reverend Henri Granjon

    • Most Reverend Henri Granjon

    • Unknown

    • Priests; Portraits

    • Bishop Henri (Henry) Granjon sitting in a chair, leaning against the right arm of the chair. Bishop Granjon was ordained in 1887 in France. He became Bishop of Tucson in 1900 and passed away in 1922.
    • Mechanized apple sorting machine

    • Mechanized apple sorting machine

    • Unknown

    • Farms--Arizona--Sedona

    • The apple sorting machine in Walter's fruit packing shed was state of the art in 1948. It was not uncommon for it to run 8+ hours per day during harvest, stopping only for the packers to catch up when their bins became too full. Peaches were...
    • Erwin Schuerman's honey label

    • Erwin Schuerman's honey label

    • Unknown

    • Farms--Arizona--Sedona

    • Bees to pollinate a fruit orchard are a necessity. As the orchards in the area grew larger, the orchardists began to bring in bee colonies to ensure enough bees to do the job. With the bee hives came the natural byproduct, honey, which then...
    • Heinrich and Dorette Schuerman

    • Heinrich and Dorette Schuerman

    • Unknown

    • Pioneers--Arizona--Sedona

    • The Schuermans came to Oak Creek in 1884 to take possession of a 160 acre farm deeded to them in payment of a $500 debt. These two 'city kids' built an irrigation ditch, planted an orchard and a vineyard and became successful in their new...
    • Photograph of Lillie and George Woolford

    • Photograph of Lillie and George Woolford

    • Unknown

    • Communication Artifact: Documentary Artifact: Print, Photograph

    • B&W Photograph of Lillie and George Woolford taken on October 30, 1909 in Pinetop on their honeymoon. Lillie Hall Woolford met George Woolford at a dance while she was working for the B.I.A. in Whiteriver. Two young Indian girls she worked with...

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