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Teachers Certified in Early Education in 1920, but Funding Was Scarce
Every year that teacher Anne Tinsley taught kindergarten at Flagstaff’s Emerson School, the 40 or so members of her class got to visit the fire department and sit on the... […]
When Gambling Was Outlawed
The Navajo men in this photograph taken in the 1920s are burning their gambling [playing] cards as the hand-written title suggests. The men appear to be near a school, perhaps... […]
One Hundred Inches
There were 68 inches of snow on the ground on January 18, 1949, when this photograph was taken on the Arizona State College (now Northern Arizona University) campus in Flagstaff.... […]
Arizona Capitol Times wins 8 awards in GateHouse contest
The Arizona Capitol Times excelled in the recently-concluded Best of GateHouse 2017 journalism contest, winning eight awards and citations in its division, including editor and reporters of the year.
The Arizona Capitol Times wins more than dozen press club awards
The Arizona Capitol Times excelled in the categories of political writing and investigative reporting in the Arizona Press Club’s annual writing contest.
Thamar Richey and Her Yaqui Students
Thamar Richey was a pioneer teacher who became an important figure for the Pascua Yaqui. She was born on August 8, 1858, on a farm in Indian County, Pennsylvania, one... […]
Louis and Alice Rideau
Meet Louis and Alice Thornton Rideau, French-African Americans from Louisiana and early-day residents of Phoenix whose large, extended family still lives in the Valley. The popular Town Talk Bar B... […]
Ducey signs education spending plan
Gov. Doug Ducey has signed the K-12 budget after lawmakers worked through the night to pass the $10.4-billion spending plan that funds his promise to boost teacher pay this fall and in the following two school years.
Arizona’s Own Gore vs. Bush
Arizona centenarians and historians have no doubt been experiencing the strange feeling of déjà vu as they watched the 2000 presidential election unfold. The 1916 Arizona gubernatorial election, between incumbent... […]
A Celebrity Visits Comstock
In the early 1940s, Gene Autry visited Tucson and entertained sick children at the Comstock Children’s Hospital. He is shown here with one of the patients. Comstock has been a... […]
General Crook and Troops
Gen. George Crook’s military career was closely linked with the settlement of the West and the forced relocation of the Indian tribes. As a young officer in Oregon and California,... […]
Harvest in Flagstaff
Farmers are harvesting pinto beans in this early 1930s photograph taken east of Flagstaff. The dried plants are being unloaded from the horse-drawn wagon at right and fed into the... […]
