This collection houses 47 photographs documenting the economic and social development of Payson, Arizona, including residents, buildings, and school portraits.
Identification:
CP SPC 21
Language:
Material in English
Repository:
Arizona State University Library. Greater Arizona Collection P.O. Box 871006 Tempe, AZ 85287-1006 Phone: (480) 965-4932 E-Mail: archives@asu.edu Questions? Ask An Archivist!
Historical Note
Anglo settlement in the Payson area began in the 1870s when miners began working in the area. In 1882, local blacksmith James C. Callaghan and local merchant John C. Hise surveyed a townsite and Green Valley, Arizona was established with a population of 42. Charlie Meadows and John Collins Chilson organized Payson's first Rodeo - now advertised as the World's Oldest Continuous Rodeo - in 1884. Hise established a Post Office in Green Valley on March 9, 1884. In honor of Senator Edwin Lewis Payson's assistance in creating the Post Office, the town changed its name from Green Valley to Payson.
Zane Grey made his first visit to Payson in 1918. He returned regularly until 1929, when he arrived with a group from Hollywood to film a documentary about bear hunting. Upon being informed that bear season was over and that the state would not make an exception for him, Grey left and swore never to come back. True to his word, Grey died in California in 1939 without ever visiting Arizona again. He wrote several books about the area, including Arizona Ames, Under the Tonto Rim, and To the Last Man.
In the 1930s, work began to establish a direct and easily navigable route from Payson to Phoenix. The Beeline Highway (State Highway 57) was completed in 1959. Today, Payson's economy is centered around the tourist industry.
Scope and Content Note
This collection houses 47 photographs documenting the economic and social development of Payson, Arizona, including residents, buildings, and school portraits.
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Copyright
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[Identification of item], Payson, Arizona Photographs, CP SPC 21, Arizona State University Library.
Provenance
Archives and Special Collections acquired these images in 1993 (Accession #1993-00866).
Other Finding Aids
All of the images described in this finding aid have been indexed in the Special Materials Index and can be searched using the interface at http://spmi.lib.asu.edu/.
Container List
1
Men on Horseback in Front of Gibson Home in Round Valley; Payson, Arizona,
Undated
2
Mark McDonald's General Store; Payson, Arizona,
Undated (Black and White Positive; 8" x 10")
Author: Mc Donald, Mark
3
Students at Payson School with Teacher Mary Huffer; Payson, Arizona, 1897
Author: Huffer, Mary
4
Students at Payson School with Teacher H. Q. Robertson; Payson, Arizona, 1898
Author: Robertson, H. Q.
5
Payson, Arizona,
Undated
6
Abandoned Buildings; Payson, Arizona, 1901 (Black and White Positive; 5" x 7")
7
Pack Mules; Payson, Arizona, 1901 (Black and White Positive; 5" x 7")
8
Pack Mules; Payson, Arizona, 1901 (Black and White Positive; 5" x 7")
9
Willian W. Gibson Standing Outside of An Automobile; Payson, Arizona,
Undated
Author: Gibson, William W.
11
William W. Gibson & Cece Gibson After Wedding; Payson, Arizona,
Undated
Author: Gibson, William W.
Personal Names: Gibson, Cece
14
A Natural Bridge; Payson, Arizona,
Undated (Black and White Positive; 5" x 7")
15
Unidentified Women Standing on A Rocky Hillside; Payson, Arizona,
Undated (Black and White Positive; 5" x 7")
16
Camping Party Between Payson and Winslow, Arizona,
1920 (Black and White Positives; 5" x 7")
17
Picnic; Payson, Arizona,
Undated
21
May Herron Lazear & Students, Payson, Arizona,
Undated
Author: Lazear, May Herron
25
Native American Children; Payson, Arizona,
Undated
26
Zane Grey's House Under Construction Near Payson, Arizona,
Undated (Black and White Positive; 5" x 7")
Author: Grey, Zane
27
Rock Formation; Payson, Arizona
28
Payson, Arizona,
Undated
29
Rock Formation; Payson, Arizona,
Undated
30
School Children and Teacher; Payson, Arizona,
Undated (Black and White Positive; 5" x 7")
31
Major Smiley, a 102 Year Old Apache Indian Scout; S.L.,
Undated
33
Pack Mules; Payson, Arizona, 1901
34
Pack Mules; Payson, Arizona, 1901 (Black and White Positive; 5" x 7")
35
Andy Hammond ... Attending Fourth Of July Celebration, Payson, Arizona, 1920
Author: Hammond, Andy
36
The Presbyterian Church; Payson, Arizona,
Undated (Black and White Positive; 5" x 7")
37
The Randall House; Payson, Arizona,
1912 (Digital Photograph -- Black and White Positive; 5" x 7")
39
Postcard of Payson, Arizona,
Undated
40
Julia Randall in the Classroom; Payson, Arizona, circa 1926
Author: Randall, Julia
41
Postcard Photo of Rodeo; Payson, Arizona,
Undated (Black and White Positive; 5" x 7")
42
Payson General Store; Payson, Arizona,
Undated (Black and White Positive; 5" x 7")
43
The St. John Home; Payson, Arizona,
Undated (Black and White Positive; 5" x 7")
Author: Homes, Institutional
44
Assessment Work on Jewell Mine; Payson, Arizona, 1952 (Black and White Positive; 5" x 7")
45
The Pioneer Church; Payson, Arizona, 1935 (Black and White Positive; 5" x 7")
46
Grand Prize Mine, Payson, Arizona, 1902 (Black and White Positive; 5" x 7")
