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[Postcard of Hopi House in Grand Canyon, Arizona]

Description: Postcard of a stone structure with wooden ladders, with two young men, a woman, child, and small dog standing outside. The scene is described as "The Hopi House is an exact reproduction of a Hopi Indian pueblo. It is an irregular stone structure plastered with abode and rising three stories high. Here are Hopi men, women, and children. Some decorating and burning pottery, others spinning yarn and weaving squaw dresses and blankets, and perhaps some maiden weaving a basket." The message written … more
Date: August 4, 1918
Item Type: Refine your search to only Postcard
Partner: McFaddin-Ward House Museum

[Postcard of Hotel Westward Ho]

Description: Postcard of the Westward Ho Hotel in Phoenix, Arizona behind the palm treeline. A note on the face of the postcard reads, "Spent the night in air cooled hotel and leave at 4 A. M. for San Diego. Arriving there soon all well at home Mamie." The message on the back reads, "Come from Safford to here this morning arrive here at 1 o'clock over a gorgeous drive. Huge these mountains. We are in air cooled hotel until six this afternoon. We're driving to Yuma arriving about 11 or 12 tonight - miss me."… more
Date: August 28, 1934
Item Type: Refine your search to only Postcard
Partner: McFaddin-Ward House Museum

[College Registration Day]

Description: Photograph of Lucile Turley on the day that Lucile and Vera registered for college at Arizona State University. Lucile Turley is wearing a jacket and is holding papers, walking in front of a building on the campus.
Date: 1944
Creator: Turley, Kathleen
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: El Paso Community College

[Gleaners in Tempe, AZ Freshman Year of College]

Description: Photograph of the Gleaners during their freshman year of college, posing in a line in front of a blank wall in the Institute Building at Arizona State College. The women are wearing long dresses with corsages pinned over their left breasts, and two of the women near the center are holding unidentified objects. Names (L to R): Vera Whetten (Pratt), Lucile Turley, Eloise Randal (leader), Barbara Barrett, Glenna Pratt, Lucille Hanson, Sister Turley and husband (behind), Lorna Fish, Ann Shumway,… more
Date: 1945-03?
Creator: Randal, Judge
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: El Paso Community College

[Sorority Initiation]

Description: Photograph of new members positing together during part of their initiation into the sorority, wearing sheets for a week and green lipstick and green nail polish. Vera Pratt is sitting on top of the gate post. Five women are standing in front of the gate post are identified (L-R): Anna Maybin, Barbara Barret, Glenna Pratt, Lucile Turley, Ann Shumway.
Date: September 1945
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: El Paso Community College

[Dormmates South Hall]

Description: Photograph of six women who were residents of South Hall Dorm at Arizona State College, posing in a line on the grass, facing toward the left. They are identified L-R: Lorna Fish, Barbara Barret, Anna Mabin, Glenna Pratt, Lucille Hansen, Vera Whetten.
Date: Autumn 1946
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: El Paso Community College

[Man Poses on the Arizona/New Mexico State Line]

Description: Photograph of an unidentified man leaning on a sign that reads "Leave Arizona. Enter New Mexico" and pumping his fist in the air. He is wearing round glasses with light-colored frames and very dark lenses and a collared shirt with pockets and matching slacks. He is surrounded by a largely empty desert and there is a sign reading "New Mexico State Line" behind him.
Date: unknown
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Private Collection of Fritz Dietrich

[Postcard of Aerial View of Hotel Westward Ho]

Description: Postcard of a large hotel topped with a radio tower, a pool and courtyard dividing two separate buildings. Written on the postcard is the tagline, "Year 'Round in downtown Phoenix, Arizona Hotel Westward Ho and Patio Suites." The back of the postcard adds, "Hotel Westward Ho and Patio Suites A famous vacation hdqtrs., distinctive for its downtown location-resort atmosphere. 500 rooms, including kitchenette apartments in Patio Suites. Tropical patio, sun decks luxurious swimming pool in year 'ro… more
Date: unknown
Item Type: Refine your search to only Postcard
Partner: McFaddin-Ward House Museum

[Postcard of Aerial View of Hotel Westward Ho 2]

Description: Postcard of a large hotel topped with a radio tower, a pool and courtyard dividing two separate buildings. Written on the postcard is the tagline, "Year 'Round in downtown Phoenix, Arizona Hotel Westward Ho and Patio Suites." The back of the postcard adds, "Hotel Westward Ho and Patio Suites A famous vacation hdqtrs., distinctive for its downtown location-resort atmosphere. 500 rooms, including kitchenette apartments in Patio Suites. Tropical patio, sun decks luxurious swimming pool in year 'ro… more
Date: unknown
Item Type: Refine your search to only Postcard
Partner: McFaddin-Ward House Museum

[Postcard of Biltmore Fashion Park]

Description: Postcard of a man in a tan suit looking at a window display, a man in a grey suit walking with a blonde woman wearing a white and grey suit, while a woman in a navy blue dress walks across the mall. The back of the postcard adds, "Biltmore Fashion Park Where you will find twenty-two unique shops and stores in an artistic, stately setting...a preferred place to shop for resident and visitor alike. "An Uncommon Place to Shop." "
Date: unknown
Item Type: Refine your search to only Postcard
Partner: McFaddin-Ward House Museum

[Postcard of Camelback Inn]

Description: Postcard of a white building with a circular drive, cacti growing from the garden, and a man and woman walking down the driveway. The back of the postcard adds, "Uniquely Southwestern in its architecture, Camelback Inn, near Phoenix, Arizona, is said to be one of the world's most distinctive resorts. Here is its striking approach to the unusual main building. Season, October to May for 160 American plan guests."
Date: unknown
Creator: Lollesgard Specialty Co.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Postcard
Partner: McFaddin-Ward House Museum

[Postcard of Camelback Inn Pool]

Description: Postcard of two pools lined with yellow and white striped umbrellas, described as "Marriott's Camelback Inn, Scottsdale, Arizona. The ideal spot to acquire healthful sun-tans and new friends. Two large, heated pools make swimming a pleasure any time of year."
Date: unknown
Item Type: Refine your search to only Postcard
Partner: McFaddin-Ward House Museum

[Postcard of Camelback Mountain]

Description: Postcard of a mountain in the distance behind two palm trees and a swimming pool, described on the back as "Camelback Mountain Near Scottsdale, Arizona Located in the center of Arizona's rapidly growing resort area, this famous mountain is a prominent landmark. This view from the Paradise Country Club depicts one of its many picturesque moods."
Date: unknown
Item Type: Refine your search to only Postcard
Partner: McFaddin-Ward House Museum

[Postcard of Camelback Mountain 2]

Description: Postcard of a mountain range with a bustling city at the base, described on the back as "World-renowned landmark on the outskirts of Phoenix, Arizona, about which are clustered private estates and most of the million-dollar winter resorts of the Valley of the Sun."
Date: unknown
Item Type: Refine your search to only Postcard
Partner: McFaddin-Ward House Museum

[Postcard of Central Avenue in Phoenix]

Description: Postcard of a road lined with palm trees with cars driving on the road, and a blue car parked at the right. The back of the postcard adds, "Palm-lined Central Avenue Adjacent to Phoenix Public Library This is but one of many beautiful palm-lined avenues for which Phoenix, Arizona is famous."
Date: unknown
Item Type: Refine your search to only Postcard
Partner: McFaddin-Ward House Museum

[Postcard of Dining Room at Camelback Inn]

Description: Postcard of wooden tables and chairs set with silverware and decorated with flowers in vases. Two walls are glass paned, opening the view to desert flora such as cacti and palm trees. The back of the postcard adds, "Camelback Inn Near Phoenix, Arizona The dining room (which both looks and acts delicious) at Camelback Inn. Its picture windows overlook miles of cactus covered desert at this famous winter resort."
Date: unknown
Creator: Norton Louis Avery
Item Type: Refine your search to only Postcard
Partner: McFaddin-Ward House Museum

[Postcard of Dining Room at Hotel Westward]

Description: Postcard of a large room full of tables set with silverware, glasses, and flowers on top of white table cloths. The chairs have light blue covering. A golden and white chandelier hangs lit with candles from the ceiling. Marble archways carved and supported by columns run parallel to the walls. At the bottom of the postcard, the scene is described as "Dining Room, Hotel Westward Ho, Phoenix, Arizona."
Date: unknown
Item Type: Refine your search to only Postcard
Partner: McFaddin-Ward House Museum

[Postcard of Fifth Avenue in Scottsdale]

Description: Postcard of a busy street lined with shopping centers, further described on the back as "Fifth Avenue, Scottsdale, Arizona This interesting street is one of Scottsdale's many tourist attractions. It is lined on both sides with shops showing such a variety of the unique and the beautiful it is a favorite of tourists and residents alike."
Date: unknown
Item Type: Refine your search to only Postcard
Partner: McFaddin-Ward House Museum

[Postcard of Flower Gardens in Mid-Winter]

Description: Postcard of a house with blooming red flowers and two palm trees. The back of the postcard adds, "Flower Gardens of an Arizona Resort Hotel in Mid-Winter - Typical of the vivid masses of color to be seen in private home grounds, those of motels, resort hotels and public parks throughout central and southern Arizona during the winter tourist season. This picture taken at Paradise Inn near Phoenix."
Date: unknown
Creator: Lolesgard Specialty Co.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Postcard
Partner: McFaddin-Ward House Museum
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