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The Knuckleheads The amazing story of how the adventurous Kolb brothers helped inspire the creation of Grand Canyon National Park.
Long before Grand Canyon was a national park, it attracted some colorful characters. Men dug for ore and built trails an…
I Found a Portrait of my Great-Great Grandfather Holding a Cocked Revolver, circa 1870s. Was That Common?
I found a portrait of my great-great grandfather holding a cocked revolver, circa 1870s. Was that common? Renae Sexton A…
The Lens of History A small band of determined photographers captured the humanity and the enormity of the construction of the transcontinental railroad for future generations.
Since the completion of the transcontinental railroad on May 10, 1869, the entrepreneurial “Big Four” rail barons of the…
The Shadow Catcher Endures Why everyone loves/hates the Edward Curtis Indians.
Everyone loves the Edward Curtis Indians,” Sioux scholar Vine Deloria Jr. famously declared in the introduction for Chr…
Not Easily Intimidated The steely nerve required to photograph the only known images of Indians still at war.
General George Crook thoughtfully allowed photographer C.S. Fly to come along to record the event at Cañon de los Embudo…
What Did Photographers Use Before Flash Powder was Invented?
What did photographers use before flash powder was invented? Allen Fossenkemper – Fountain Hills, Arizona. Around 1836, …
Mollie’s Miracle C.S. Fly’s industrious wife saved historical views of Territorial Arizona from going up in flames.
The rough and tumble days of Tombstone, life in nearby silver mines and that defiant stare of Geronimo’s all live on in …
When C.S. Fly Shot Geronimo Making memories at the Cañon de los Embudos surrender site.
In the middle of March 1886, Camillus Sydney Fly, perhaps Arizona’s best-known frontier photographer, loaded his camera,…
What is the 19th-Century Version of a Photographer’s Flash Powder?
What is the 19th-century version of a photographer’s flash powder? Mike Colaizzi, Gold Canyon, Arizona Early photography…