Prescott NF Historical Photographs

from the Southwestern Regional Office files in Albuquerque


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1. 1921—An old Apache Indian Fort near Crown King on the Prescott National Forest.
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2. 1932—A view of Jerome, Arizona and surrounding country.
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3. 1921—Jerome in 1921, showing considerable more vegetation than later photos.
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4. 1937—A store built by Phoenix on Horsethief Basin Recreation Area features Coke and gasoline.
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5. 1916—Entrance to corral showing a Forest Service salting  banner at Prescott's 4th of July Celebration.
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6. 1937—A section of finished road leading into Perkinsville Camp.
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7. 1938—Section of the Drake-Perkinsville Road, an ERA project.
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8. 1960—Scenic pine country, Prescott National Forest.
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9. 1937—The spillway at Horsethief Dam.
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10. 1937— A Bay City shovel working on the Williams-Jerome Road.
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11. 1937—Men and equipment working on the Williams-Jerome Road.
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12. 1921—The Granite Dells on Prescott-Williams Road near Prescott.
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13. 1937—Compressor and drilling crew working on the Williams -Jerome Road.
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14. 1938—A CCC enrollee using a drill on road construction.
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15. 1946—The R-3 Tonto type horse trailer with spare wheel and fenders.
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16. 1926—The fork of Groom Creek -Hassayampa Road and Prescott-White Spar Road.
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17. 1934—A delta formed above the road grade fill due to obstruction of the culvert.
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18. 1927—Grading a Prescott road with motorized McCormick Deering graders.
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19. 1927—Loading a truck.
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20. 1927—Looking south in vicinity of road Station 225, Project 2021.
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21. 1926— A bridge across Groom Creek on the Groom Creek-Hassayampa Road.
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22. 1926—The Groom Creek-Hassayampa Road.
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23. 1926—A section of the Prescott-White Spar Road.
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24. 1904—The Ranger's camp, near Prescott, Arizona.
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25. 1915—Verde Ranger Station at edge of the Verde River.
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26. 1914—Headquarters for Forest officers on the Prescott District was at "Hinderer Ranch."
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27. 1915—A tent house formerly used by the Verde District Ranger up to January 1915.
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28. 1921—The Crown King Ranger Station.
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29. 1936—The new Crown King Ranger Station dwelling built by the CCC.
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30. 1936—Crown King Ranger Station barn and garage built by the CCC.
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31. 1937—Yaeger Canyon Ranger Station Office.
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32. 1937—Yaeger Canyon Ranger Station dwelling water tower.
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33. 1932—Sycamore Ranger Station.
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34. 1932—Sycamore office.
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35. 1937—Sycamore Ranger Station Barn.
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36. 1937—Sycamore Ranger Station office, dwelling and pump house (right).
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37.1947—Sycamore Canyon Ranger Station.
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38. 1936—Willow Creek Ranger Station barn.
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39. 1937—Cedar Glade Ranger Station barn and garage.
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40. 1937—Cedar Glade Ranger Station dwelling.
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41. 1937—Cedar Glade Ranger Station office.
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42.1938—Groom Creek Ranger Station dwelling.
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43. 1915—Cedar Glade Ranger house.
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44. Visitors at Spruce Mountain Lookout.
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45. One kind of special uses of National Forest land.
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46. 1921—Mt. Union with a temporary lookout.
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47. 1940—Fire lookouts, such as this on Cedar Mountain, gave modern facilities to the lookout men.
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48. 1936—The Walnut Creek ERA (CCC) Camp.
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49. 1936—The Perkinsville ERA (CCC) Camp.
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50. 1936— Another view of the Perkinsville Camp showing the Mess Hall.
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51. 1914—A Ranger on Wasson Peak Lookout.
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52. A special use of National Forest land - an artificial tank for watering sheep.
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53. 1947—Perkinsville fenced study plot showing protected and unprotected range.
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54. 1921—Cactus photographed on New River , near Laird's Ranch.
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55.1954—Goat range in valley land and foothills, Yavapai County.
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56. 1937—Joshua tree (Yucca brevifolia) northwest of Congress Junction.
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57. 1921—Yucca and mesquite near Camp Creek.
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58. 1920—Golf links, Iron Springs.
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59. 1922—Main Canyon in Cavness allotment, showing eroded stream bed of gravel and cobbles.
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60. 1945—An arroyo being reclaimed by squirrell tail on a quail nesting area.
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61. 1947—A grazing study plot at wood camp
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62. 1924—A harness rack was nailed to a tree 30 or 40 years ago and the tree grew over it.
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63. 1937—The visitor registration booth on Horsethief Basin Campground.
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64. 1920—Reservoir built by Phoenix as water supply for Horsethief Basin Recreation Area.
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65. 1920—A home in Iron Springs Recreational Area.
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66. 1926—Children's swing on Mingus Mountain campground and playground.
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67. 1937—Shelter on Horsethief Basin Campground.
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68. 1926—Picnic table, Wolf Creek Area.
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69. 1920—The main plaza of Iron Springs Recreational Area.
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70. 1938—A picnic at Mingus Mountain.
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71.1940—Granite Basin Dam.
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72. 1947—Perkinsville Railroad enters the box of the Verde River Canyon.
 
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73. 1947—Steer Lake
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74. Study of the effect of sheep grazing on Western yellow pine reproduction.
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75. 1937—Senator Highway.
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76. 1940 —Looking from Mingus Mountains over the Verde Valley.
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77. 1926—A view of Hassayampa Creek.
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78. 1935— A view into Granite Dells near Prescott.
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79. 1947—Fossil Creek Canyon , below Steer Lake.
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80. 1902—Wasteful lumbering practices.
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81. 1932—Long ricks of juniper wood piled up at the shipping point south of Ashfork, Arizona.
 
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82. 1923—Juniper cordwood , ricked up along the railroad, five miles south of Ashfork.
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83.1901—Harvey's cutting under Land Officer rules.
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84. 1947—A small sawmill in operation near wood camp.
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85. The young Ponderosa pine seedlings were killed by sheep on a salting ground.
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86. 1901—A lumbered slope of Western yellow pine.
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87.1934—Packing fuel wood on burros.
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88. 1902—Wasteful method of lumbering before establishment of the Reserve.
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89. 1902—Very open pine forest with Yellow pine seedlings on malpais.
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90. 1922—A pile of driftwood 15 feet high along Cave Creek.
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91.1934—"Raw Land" — Hayfield Draw Erosion Area.
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92. 1947—Dam in Walnut Creek which has filled with silt.
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93.1933—An old gully sealed by pine needles in a dense 40-year stand of Ponderosa.
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94. 1933—An old gully sealed by needle litter in a 40-50 year old stand of Ponderosa.
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95. 1934—A typical erosion check dam, Hayfield Draw.
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96. 1933—Juniper crib check dams.
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97. 1934—A large completed dam and the crew that built it.
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98. 1934—Increasing the height of a check dam in narrow gorge of Hayfield Draw.
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99. 1933—Juniper brush crib dams.
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100. 1934—Deep vertical walled gully-cutting in the upper Verde Valley.