Full Description
In the spring of 1916, an unknown photographer captured the heart of Prescott, Arizona. For decades the fruits of that labor, a collection of glass plate negatives, lay largely forgotten in the local opera house and theater. Now, an historic western town comes to life as it once was, through images of the town's business district as found on those photographic plates. Step into a soda fountain, a pool hall, a mercantile, a haberdashery, a saddlery and more, and experience life as it existed in the newly minted state of Arizona in the early twentieth century.
This photographic history of Prescott, Arizona, is based upon more than 100 images from the 1916 glass-plate negatives. Complementary images of business advertisements, trade tokens, and streetscapes supplement the main photographs. Richly detailed captions highlight many aspects of the pictures, and the text further explores and describes the town's historic downtown district, much of which still exists. Maps, a bibliography and an index complete the work.
Contents
Table of Contents
Acknowledgments
Preface
Introduction
Notes on the Photographs
THE PHOTOGRAPHS
1. Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway: The Santa Fe, Prescott and Phoenix Line
2. Bakeries, Butcher Shops and Restaurants
3. Banks
4. Carpentry, Hardware, Lumber, Plumbing and Sign Shops
5. Chamber of Commerce
6. Drugstores, Cigar Stores and Newsstands
7. Former Saloons and Billiard Halls
8. Gentlemen's Furnishings and Tailors
9. Hotels
10. Jewelry Stores
11. Ladies' Clothing and Millinery Shops
12. Professional Offices: Attorneys-at-Law; Insurance; Mining, Assayers, and Real Estate Agents; Newspapers
13. Retail Trade, Grocery, General Mercantile, Variety and Secondhand Stores
14. Schools
15. Services: Barber Shops; City/County Offices; Fire Protection; Foundry; Laundries; Library; Post Office; Shoe Repair; Western Union; Wells, Fargo & Co.
16. Transportation Other Than Railroad: Automobile and Machine Shops; Bicycle Repair, Fix-It, and Sign Shops; Blacksmiths and Liveries; Saddle Shop
17. Electrical Service and Streetcars
Conclusion
Appendix: The Merchant Trade Tokens
Bibliography
Index
