Photograph of Show Low's Growth Pangs

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Browse TopicBusiness and IndustryGovernment and PoliticsLand, Environment, and Natural ResourcesSociety and CultureTransportation and TravelSubjectCommunication Artifact: Documentary Artifact: Print, PhotographicDescriptionBefore US 60 cut through the heart of Show Low in order to connect Los Angeles, CA with Virginia Beach, VA some time in the mid-1930s, farmers routinely drove their cattle across town to the north pasture every morning and then back again at milking time. Show Low was approx. 80 years old when it finally incorporated as a city in 1953, largely due to the need for animal control as a result of the increased highway traffic.Date Original1950~Date Range1950s (1950-1959)TypeStill ImageOriginal FormatBlack-and-white photographsContributing InstitutionShow Low Historical Society MuseumCollectionShow Low Historical Society Collection HighlightsSubcollectionShow Low Historical Society Photo ArchivesRights StatementU.S. and international copyright laws protect this digital image. Commercial use or distribution of the image is not permitted without prior permission of the copyright holder. Please contact the Show Low Museum for permission to use the digital image.

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City or TownShow LowCountyNavajo CountyStateArizonaCountryUnited States

PlaceShow Low

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IdentifierShow Low Crossing.jpgDate Digitized2007-03-20Digital FormatJPEG

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Photograph of Show Low's Growth Pangs

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