Susan Arreola Postcards

Collection Search Contributing InstitutionPhoenix Public LibraryCollection Summary

Offering a unique window into the history and landscape of Phoenix, and in some ways how visitors and Phoenicians talked with each other, the Susan Arreola Postcard Collection at Phoenix Public Library’s Arizona Room at Burton Barr Central Library provides a rare glimpse into what “social media” was in a bygone era. A City of Phoenix Planner for a decade, and avid postcard collector, Susan Arreola spent decades collecting postcards depicting early life in Phoenix from the years surrounding Arizona statehood into the 1960s. In 2019, Susan donated a collection of approximately 2,500 vintage postcards to Phoenix Public Library’s Arizona Room where library visitors can see for themselves a part of the history and culture of greater Phoenix, Arizona and the Southwest.

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Susan Arreola Postcards Volume 01: Downtown Phoenix

Susan Arreola Postcards Volume 02: Downtown Hotels

Susan Arreola Postcards Volume 03: Buildings

Susan Arreola Postcards Volume 04: Arizona Biltmore, Camelback Inn

Susan Arreola Postcards Volume 05: Camelback and Other Resorts

Susan Arreola Postcards Volume 06: Phoenix Motel and Trailer Parks

Susan Arreola Postcards Volume 07a: Airport, Amusements & Recreation, Churches

Susan Arreola Postcards Volume 07b: Bridges, Salt River, Canals

Susan Arreola Postcards Volume 08: Cattle Tovrea, Farming, Agriculture

Susan Arreola Postcards Volume 09: Mountains, Places, People

Susan Arreola Postcards Volume 10: Residential - Maryvale, Street View Residences - Phoenix, Restaurants, Shopping Centers

Susan Arreola Postcards Volume 11: San Marcos

Susan Arreola Postcards Volume 12: Tempe, ASU, Mesa, East Valley

PlacePhoenix Public LibraryMaricopa CountyPhoenix

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