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    • A moment with Steve Zozaya

    • A moment with Steve Zozaya

    • Latino Perspectives Magazine

    • Arizona -- Latino -- Veterans

    • A moment with Steve Zozaya, at a 2008 photo shoot in the Arizona National Guard Hangar.
    • Faces of Post 41: The 1950s

    • Faces of Post 41: The 1950s

    • Latino Perspectives Magazine

    • Arizona -- Latino -- Veterans

    • An account of the Arizona Latino contribution to the Korean War, and the growing influence of American Legion Post 41 in its fight against segregation in Schools of Arizona.
    • Frontline family

    • Frontline family

    • Latino Perspectives Magazine

    • Arizona -- Latino -- Military Service

    • In the Rodriguez clan, military service is tradition.
    • State Bird

    • State Bird

    • Arizona State Library, Archives and Public Records. Arizona Capitol Museum Division.

    • Arizona; Signs and symbols; Seals and labels

    • Arizona's state bird, the cactus wren, is a woody-brown with a speckled breast. A distinctive white line can be found over each eye. It is the largest wren in Arizona, measuring 7-8 inches in length. Its song is a raucous and unmusical...
    • The Jordan waterwheel, early 1930s

    • The Jordan waterwheel, early 1930s

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    • Farms--Arizona--Sedona

    • The Jordan brothers each built irrigation systems; George's included this large waterwheel. Walter researched the design and George patterned the wheel from a picture in a catalog. The overshot wheel, 20 feet in diameter, was powered by ditch...
    • Smudge pots

    • Smudge pots

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    • Farms--Arizona--Sedona

    • Oak Creek orchardists used smudge pots to protect fruit from frost. The pots/heaters were brought to the field on a sled. At Walter Jordan's place, the sled was pulled by a caterpillar tractor. Once placed, the dampers were opened and cleaned,...
    • Oak Creek first families and friends picnic at Banjo Bill Springs

    • Oak Creek first families and friends picnic at Banjo Bill Springs

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    • Pioneers--Arizona--Sedona

    • Picnics on the Fourth of July have long been a tradition for residents of Oak Creek Canyon. Times like these were for the scattered residents to get together and swap stories and socialize. For young people, picnics were a chance to meet each...
    • Butler Family History, 2006 Apr 27

    • Butler Family History, 2006 Apr 27

    • Butler, Hal

    • Frontier and Pioneer Life -- Arizona -- History; Timber Industry -- Arizona -- History

    • Early timber industry career in White Mountains Arizona. MP3 Clip is 6:43 min of 1:30 hr interview
    • Ellsworth Family History, Part 3

    • Ellsworth Family History, Part 3

    • Ellsworth, Pete

    • Oral histories; Show Low (Ariz.)--History; Cowboys--Arizona--Humor; Rodeos--Arizona; Bull riding;

    • Part 3: Pete retired from the Arizona Highway Dept. after working there 33 years. Three days later he went to work for Max McKeon at Farm Credit Service counting cattle on ranches they financed. He worked for them for 20 years, mostly with Sam...
    • Ellsworth Family History, Part 2

    • Ellsworth Family History, Part 2

    • Ellsworth, Pete

    • Show Low (Ariz.)--History; Cowboys--Arizona--Humor; Arizona Dept. of Transportation Highways Division; Snow--Arizona

    • Part 2: Pete remembers starting out as newly-weds, their first home together near Mormon Lake, adjusting to his bride's cooking, and Betty Jo's first horse riding experiences. They had three sons, buy lost their middle one at age 7 to a malignant...
    • Ellsworth Family History, Part 4

    • Ellsworth Family History, Part 4

    • Ellsworth, Pete

    • Oral histories; Show Low (Ariz.)--History; Cowboys--Arizona--Humor; Rodeos--Arizona; Bull riding; Lion hunting; Bear hunting;

    • Part 4: Pete continues storytelling, now about lion hunting with Gary Hatch and bear hunting experiences with Boyd and Gib Brewer in Corduroy Canyon. Then he goes back to the terrible winter of 1932, when the snow caved in the barn and his older...
    • Foil Family History, Part 1

    • Foil Family History, Part 1

    • Foil, David A. Jr.

    • Oral Histories; Apache County; Navajo County; Biography; McNary, James Graham, b. 1877; McNary, (Ariz.)--History; Timber--Ariz.; Apache Sitgreaves National Forest (Ariz.)

    • Part 1: David A. Foil, Jr. was born in Bogalusa, a sawmill town in Louisiana in 1922. His father didn't work for the timber industry though, but rather for the trains, then a furniture factory. In the midst of the Great Depression when and all...
    • Nikolaus Family History, Part 1

    • Nikolaus Family History, Part 1

    • Nikolaus, Leland

    • Oral histories; Navajo County; Biography; Show Low (Ariz.); Mormon Pioneers--Arizona; Small business--Arizona

    • Part 1: At the time of this interview, Leland Nikolaus was 90 years old, and had the distinction of being the oldest living resident having been born in Show Low, Arizona. Leland's grandfather, Franz Ludwig Nikolaus, born in 1858, emigrated from...
    • Nikolaus Family History, Part 2

    • Nikolaus Family History, Part 2

    • Nikolaus, Leland

    • Oral histories; Navajo County; Biography; Show Low (Ariz.); Mormon Pioneers--Arizona; Nikolaus Family

    • Part 2: Leland was 70 years old when he retired from the business of Nick's Market. We go back to his early days for a insightful glimpse into the neighbors and activities of Show Low when it was young, as he recalls days and people long passed.
    • Porter Family History, Part 2

    • Porter Family History, Part 2

    • Porter, David C.

    • Oral histories; Navajo County; Biography; Mail carriers; Masonic Lodge; Shriners; Show Low (Ariz.);

    • Part 2: David C. Porter had a busy civic life as well. He joined the Masons in Show Low shortly after his father died, having had a Masonic funeral. He served as secretary for 15 years and was Grand Master in 1990. And then he became a...
    • Scottsdale Charros ride in Scottsdale's Parada del Sol.

    • Scottsdale Charros ride in Scottsdale's Parada del Sol.

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    • Scottsdale (Ariz.) - History; Charros - History; Parada del Sol Parade;

    • The Scottsdale Charros participate in at least two horse-oriented events every year -- riding in Scottsdale's Parada del Sol parade every winter and gathering for the annual Charros ride each fall. They are best known for their annual hosting of...

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