Camelback Mountain

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CreatorAlonzo (Lon) Megargee, 1883-1986Browse TopicArt and Creative WorksSociety and CultureSubjectMegargee, LonCamelback Mountain (Maricopa County, Ariz.)--History--Pictorial works.DescriptionThis signed poster depicts lush desert plants in cool colors set against Camelback Mountain in the distance. At the time of this print Camelback Mountain had been designated as a reservation, but it fell into private hands in the 1940s. The summit of the mountain was reclaimed by a community effort spearheaded by Barry Goldwater in 1965, succeeding in 1968. Camelback Mountain is now a major hiking area near metropolitan Phoenix.TypeStill ImageOriginal FormatPaintings (visual works)Contributing InstitutionArizona Capitol MuseumCollectionLon Megargee PaintingsRights StatementIn Copyright http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/ Copyright and/or publication rights for all images in this collection are retained by this institution. Contact the Arizona Capitol Museum at 602-926-3620 or http://www.azlibrary.gov/museum for further information.

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City or TownPhoenixGeographic FeatureCamelback MountainCountyMaricopa CountyStateArizonaCountryUnited States

PlacePhoenixCamelback Mountain

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IdentifierCamelback (Proof).jpgDate Digitized2011-01-06Digital FormatJPEGDigitizing InstitutionArizona Capitol Museum

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