
A few of the best of the West
Pictured are members of Troop C, probably of the 5th Cavalry Regiment, U.S. Army, Fort Grant, Arizona, in 1881. The post, designated a fort on April 5, 1879, and...

Bird’s-eye view of the Grand Canyon
This aerial photograph of the Grand Canyon in Arizona was taken on April 16, 1949. President Theodore Roosevelt proclaimed the Grand Canyon a national monument in...

Children of the Supai Tribe
Three Supai children were photographed in the mid-20th century riding a horse in Arizona.

Gathering on the porch
This photograph was taken around 1880 at Fort Grant, Arizona. The fort was established in 1872 at the foot of Mount Graham, in southeastern Arizona. Soldiers from the...

Grand Canyon State okays the vote for 18-year-olds
Arizona ratified the 26th amendment to the Constitution on May 26, 1971. The amendment stated that “the right of citizens of the United States, who are eighteen...

Hard hat worker
This construction worker at the Navajo Generating Plant in Page, Arizona, was taken in May 1972 by Lyntha Scott Eiler who was on assignment with the Documerica...

Homestead proof for Virgil Walter Earp
Virgil Earp, the brother of famous lawman Wyatt Earp, followed his family West in the 1860s after his service with the Union Army during the Civil War. He...