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Drew Desmond @prescottazhistory.bsky.social · 13m

PIC OF THE DAY!
A 1934 photo of a Native American jeweler plying his craft at the Smoki (now Museum of Indigenous Peoples):
#NativeAmerican #PrescottAZ #PrescottAZHistory #OldPhotos #History

Drew Desmond @prescottazhistory.bsky.social · 1d

PIC OF THE DAY!
In the early 20th century, Prescott was considered to have the perfect climate for victims of tuberculosis. Here is a postcard advertisement showing one of the patient bungalows at "Pamsetgaaf". Notice the view of Thumb Butte.
#PrescottAZ #PrescottAZHistory #Hisory #OldPhoto

Drew Desmond @prescottazhistory.bsky.social · 1d

Brand New Article!
"Disaster! Four Yavapai County Banks Fail on 11/25/1925"
The painful aftermath of the failures of the Prescott State Bank & Humboldt, the Bank of Jerome, and the Commercial Trust & Savings Bank.
prescottazhistory.blogspot.com/2025/10/disa...
#PrescottAZHistory #PrescottAZ

Disaster! Four Yavapai County Banks Fail on 11/25/1925

The painful aftermath of the failures of the Prescott State Bank & its branch in Humboldt, the Bank of Jerome, and the Commercial Trust & Savings bank

prescottazhistory.blogspot.com

Drew Desmond @prescottazhistory.bsky.social · 2d

PIC OF THE DAY!
A parade walks north on Cortez, year unknown:
#PrescottAZ #PrescottAZHistory #OldPhoto #History

Drew Desmond @prescottazhistory.bsky.social · 2d

PIC OF THE DAY!
A 1900s photo of the interior of the "Electric Phone Company" in #PrescottAZ:
#PrescottAZHistory #OldPhoto #History

Drew Desmond @prescottazhistory.bsky.social · 3d

FRIDAY FLIX HISTORY!
A view of lower Jerome from the 1944 short "Roaming Through Arizona", the 153rd filmed in Yavapai County:
#PrescottAZHistory #Movies #History

Drew Desmond @prescottazhistory.bsky.social · 5d

PIC OF THE DAY!
A 1935 photo of the Sullivan Lake dam nearing completion:
#PrescottAZ #PrescottAZHistory #OldPhoto #Dams

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Drew Desmond @prescottazhistory.bsky.social · 6d

PIC OF THE DAY!
A 1923 advertisement for Fall clothing at Biles:
#PrescottAZ #PrescottAZHistory

Drew Desmond @prescottazhistory.bsky.social · 6d

That is one happy looking baby!

Drew Desmond @prescottazhistory.bsky.social · 7d

PIC OF THE DAY!
Dresses, quilts, and paintings highlight the 1930 Pioneer Home exhibit at the Yavapai County Fair:
#PrescottAZHistory #PrescottAZ #OldPhoto #History

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Drew Desmond @prescottazhistory.bsky.social · 8d

PIC OF THE DAY!
After a circa 1924(?) train wreck at Congress Junction, a locomotive is hoisted:
#PrescottAZHistory #RailroadPhotography #History #Railroads #OldPhotos

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Drew Desmond @prescottazhistory.bsky.social · 8d

This Week's Article!
"23-Ton Blast Shakes Yavapai County"
The story of a mysterious powder house blast at the United Verde Mine in Jerome, AZ on December 20th, 1925 and its consequences.
prescottazhistory.blogspot.com/2016/08/23-t...
#PrescottAZHistory #Disasters #OldWest #History #JeromeAZ

23-Ton Blast Shakes Yavapai County

The story of a mysterious powder house blast at the United Verde Mine in Jerome, AZ on December 20th, 1925 and its consequences.

prescottazhistory.blogspot.com

Drew Desmond @prescottazhistory.bsky.social · 8d

ON THIS DAY (10/19/1907)
Pic of the Day:
With their customary ceremony, Arizona's first Masonic lodge laid the cornerstone for their temple (which still stands today), 2nd door north from Gurley on the east side of Cortez:
#Masons #PrescottAZ #PrescottAZHistory #OTD #OldPhotos

Drew Desmond @prescottazhistory.bsky.social · 9d

PIC OF THE DAY!
The 1st automobile trip to the #GrandCanyon. "In the year 1912, this motorcade left Prescott...breaking trails and traversing...very poor cow trails." It took 3 days and 175 miles. These photos were taken in the Coconino National Forest.
#PrescottAZ #PrescottAZHistory #OldPhotos

Drew Desmond @prescottazhistory.bsky.social · 10d

FRIDAY FLIX HISTORY!
A poster (possibly for a Spanish market) for the 1946 #movie "California", the 155th to be filmed (ironically) in #YavapaiCounty, #Arizona:
#PrescottAZ #PrescottAZHistory

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Drew Desmond @prescottazhistory.bsky.social · 12d

PIC OF THE DAY!
A circa 1970 photo of the intersection of Gurley at Grove St. looking southeasterly:
#PrescottAZHistory #PrescottAZ #OldPhoto

Drew Desmond @prescottazhistory.bsky.social · 13d

PIC OF THE DAY!
An 1883 advertisement for the old Cabinet Saloon:
#PrescottAZHistory #PrescottAZ #OldAdvertisement

Drew Desmond @prescottazhistory.bsky.social · 14d

PIC OF THE DAY!
From the 1890s, a panoramic view of Prescott, "The Mining Center of the Southwest":
#PrescottAZ #PrescottAZHistory #OldWest #OldPhoto

Drew Desmond @prescottazhistory.bsky.social · 15d

PIC OF THE DAY!
A circa 1956 pic with a unique view of Whiskey Row and the Pioneers Home in the background:
#PrescottAZ #PrescottAZHistory #OldPhotos

Drew Desmond @prescottazhistory.bsky.social · 15d

PIC OF THE DAY!
A "first day of issue" for the 3-cent stamp featuring Prescott's Rough Rider monument also commemorated their 50th anniversary.
#PrescottAZ #PrescottAZHistory #History #RoughRiders

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Drew Desmond @prescottazhistory.bsky.social · 16d

This Week's Article!
"The Amazing Mascots of the Arizona Roughriders"
The accounts of Cuba, and Whiskey (dogs), and Josephine (a mountain lion); the 3 mascots of the Arizona Roughriders.
prescottazhistory.blogspot.com/2019/04/the-...
#PrescottAZ #PrescottAZHistory #RoughRiders #History

The Amazing Mascots of the Arizona Rough Riders

The accounts of Josephine, Cuba and Whiskey; the 3 mascots of the Arizona Roughriders.

prescottazhistory.blogspot.com

Drew Desmond @prescottazhistory.bsky.social · 16d

PIC OF THE DAY!
Circa 1910 postcard looking north from Ft. Whipple to the San Francisco peaks:
#PrescottAZ #PrescottAZHistory #History #OldPostcards #OldPhotos

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Drew Desmond @prescottazhistory.bsky.social · 18d

FRIDAY FLIX HISTORY!
Scene from the 1915 #movie "Roping a Bride"; the 91st filmed in #YavapaiCounty:
#PrescottAZHistory #PrescottAZ

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Drew Desmond @prescottazhistory.bsky.social · 19d

PIC OF THE DAY!
Circa 1908 photo of the McCabe mine:
#OldWest #PrescottAZHistory #OldPhoto #Mining #History

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Drew Desmond @prescottazhistory.bsky.social · 20d

PIC OF THE DAY!
Bashford-Burmister won 2nd place in a nationwide contest for a Remington window display in 1925. The photo came from a hardware wholesale magazine:
#PrescottAZ #PrescottAZHistory #OldPhoto #History

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