Coronado National Forest History Photos

from the Southwestern Regional Office files in Albuquerque


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1. 1915—The Forest Supervisor's Office at 40 Pennington Street, Tucson.
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2. 1921—The Kingman cottage in the Carter Canyon Recreation Area.
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3. 1929—Monument 129 and background on the American side of the line.
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4. 1942—Tucson, Arizona, home of the Coronado National Forest headquarters.
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5. 1941—CCC Camp F-65-A.
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6. 1931—Horse on trailer.
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7. n.d.—Nogales Ranger Station
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8. 1936—Aravaipa Ranger Station barn-garage.
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9. 1922—Semophore on the Apache-Soldier's Camp road.
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10. 1915—Soldier's Camp Ranger Station dwelling, completed August 1, 1915.
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11. 1920—Telephone booth at Soldier's Camp, Santa Catalina Recreation Area.
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12. 1934—Sign painted by enrollees (military veterans) of the Trip Canyon CCC Camp, F-15-A.
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13. 1936—Portal Ranger Station and office.
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14. 1939—Sabino Canyon, lower area.
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15. 1923—Two towers; the old and new lookouts at Monte Vista on the Chiricahua Division
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16. 1946—Cave Creek Canyon and the Portal Ranger Station.
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17. 1937—Forest Service cabin in Rustler Park.
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18. 1946—Portal Ranger Station office.
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19. 1921—Mt. Bigelow lookout tower, Catalina Division.
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20. 1934—A section of the Columbine Trail.
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21. 1937—The spillway and crossing, Sabino Canyon.
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22. n.d.—Top of the hill on the road to Rigg's sawmill.
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23. 1934—A big shot on the Gardner Canyon Road, Santa Rita Division.
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24. 1937—Equipment working on Ash Canyon Road, Huachuca Mountains.
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25. 1923—Unloading lot corner stakes, Pinal Mountain.
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26. 1941—The Ranger's wife helps him run the Ranger Station by taking the daily weather readings.
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27. 1905—Forest Assistant W. H. B. Kent, a bounary examiner.
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28. 1941—Personnel at the Coronado Fire Conference.
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29. 1908—The 1908 Ranger meeting at Douglas, Arizona.
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30. 1924—Forest Ranger Otto P. Schoenberg and two pack mules.
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31. 1924—The Coronado Ranger meeting at Turkey Creek Ranger Station.
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32. 1937—Charles Rak, cattleman, and W. H. Hughes discussing right-of-way.
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33. 1937—George D. Russell with showboat.
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34. 1908—An encouraging growth of  "bluestem" grass on desert experimental tract near Wilmot.
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35. 1945—Good foothill range on the Santa Rita Experimental Range.
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36. 1941—Summit Tank #2, a range improvement on Tumacacori Ranger District built in 1939.
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37. 1916—View of water tank recently constructed by MacBeath & Nicholson.
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38. 1922—The fence line at the Pinal Ranger District Station yard.
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39. 1928—Cowboys take a meal break. The chuck wagon from Diamond A Ranch.
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40. 1922— A unique salt block container devised by Ranger Taylor, Alamo Ranger District.
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41. 1928—Range branding.
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42. 1921—A masonry stock water tank on the Cloverdale Ranger District of the Peloncillos Division.
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43. 1941—A water tank constructed by the Forest Service in 1935 in San Rafael Valley.
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44. 1922—Cattle guard standing on edge prior to installation.
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45. 1922—The Charles Rak allotment barn and corral.
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46. 1944—Grass in a timber opening on Mt. Graham.
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47. 1920—Nicholson's special herd of Hereford cows in Pasture 8B, Santa Rita Range Reserve.
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48. 1945—Killing mesquite trees by the girdling method.
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49. n.d.—Cattle on a salt ground near new cooperative water tank on Santa Rita Range Reserve.
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50. 1922—Water from a "clay seep".
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51. 1945—Ant hill; showing how ants destroy range.
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52. 1945—Ken Parker and Clarence Merker photographing a sample of blue gramma.
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53. 1944—Grass in Treasure Park, Mt. Graham.
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54. 1940—Hospital Flat recreational area on Mt. Graham.
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55. 1945—Driving cattle on the Sandia Rita Experimental Range.
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56. 1944—Grass along a stream in Hospital Flat, Mt. Graham.
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57. 1945—Kummerling's 1,450 pound registered cow on Santa Rita Experimental Range.
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58. 1920—Apache-Soldier Camp Road under construction.
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59. 1920—Bigelow Lookout picnic area.
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60. 1941—A pretty girl catches a nice trout out of Cave Creek.
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61. 1935—An August picnic at Noon Creek Campground.
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62. 1934—The suspension bridge at Hermitage Canyon in Rucker Canyon.
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63. 1937—Campers at Sabino Canyon Recreational Area.
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64. 1915—Summer residence of J. L. Huntsman of Tucson.
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65. 1924—Rock Circle Trail Camp on the Chiricahua Division.
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66. 1937—Rock Creek foot bridge on Noon Creek Recreational Area.
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67. 1939—The packer, Ruby Kambetch, with a pack train in the Chiricahuas.
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68. 1939—Sabino Canyon Recreation Guard Cabin.
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69. 1937—Water recreation in Lower Sabino Canyon; a treat in the desert.
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70. 1938—Entrance marker, Sabino Canyon Recreational Area.
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71. 1939—Anita Park in the Chiricahuas.
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72. 1931—Arizona white yucca in flower in Arivaca Canyon.
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73. 1906—View looking up Bonita Canyon showing porphyry cliffs 250 feet high.
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74. 1939—View looking toward Dos Cabezos Mountains from Fly Peak lookout.
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75. 1907—Looking Glass Dome seen from Cave Creek.
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76. 1940—A small sotrage reservoir fed by an artesian well near St. David.
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77. 1922—The falls of West Turkey Creek.
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78. 1950—Land slide in Chiricahua Canyon.
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79. 1956—After an all-night shift on the fire line, weary men sleep on any level spot they can find.
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80. 1937—Cordwood timber sale area on a sample plot marked and cut in Bear Valley.
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81. 1906—Burros hauling wood to mines from Chiricahua Forest.
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82. 1928—Land cut over by the Mt. Graham Lumber Company.
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83. 1931—A heavy stand of Englemann spruce, Mt. Graham Experimental Forest.
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84. 1910—Barfoot Cabin in the Chiricahua Mountains.
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85. 1902—The Riggs sawmill on the west side of Barfoot Park.
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86. 1941—Steep mountain sides are farmed to grow perpetual crops of timer and soil cover.
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87. 1941—Group inspecting supplies delivered by parachute at the Coronado Fire Conference.
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88. 1956—Outlaw Fire: fire camp bosses must coordinate with the fire boss so mean are fed and rested.
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89. 1941—A portable sawmill in the forest provides employment.
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90. 1928—Cut over land worked by the Mt. Graham Lumber Company.
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91. 1941—A big Chevy truck from Davies & Mason Lumber is ready to haul timber.
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92. 1906—A charcoal burner's camp on Cave Creek, old Chiracahua Forest Reserve
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93. 1941—Corral made with forest products.
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94. 1941—Forest Ranger selects and marks all trees for cutting before they are cut.
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95. 1904—Forest Supervisor McGlone finds a little shade in a forest cave.
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96. 1934—An erosion dam practically filled.
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97. 1941—Mountainsides are skillfully farmed to grow a perpetual crop of trees.
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98. 1937—A check dam utilizing rocks already in place. Impounded water encourages a rank growth of vegetation which has high flood control value.
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99. 1934—A concrete fish dam in Rucker Canyon.
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100. 1944—Creek and fish stream improvement on Mt. Graham.
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101. 1923—Supervisor H. G. Calkins on Romero Pass Trail.