Out of the Past: Parade preparations in Williams
Williams residents prepare for the annual Labor Day Parade.
Out of the past: Bill Williams Mountain Men 1950s
The Bill Williams Mountain Men circa 1950s featured on the front of a post card outside of the Sultana Bar in downtown Williams.
Out of the past: 1950s Labor Day parade
Williams Labor Day Parade 1950, from Brad Massey family collection.
Out of the Past: 1948 snow storm
Children play in a large pile of snow in the empty lot next to the Williams News building in 1948.
Soda jerks at Smiths Corner Drug in Williams
I worked with all of these people as a soda jerk one summer and weekends.
Out of the past: Fire on Second Street
A fire breaks out at the Williams Motor Company on Second Street in June 1945.
Out of the past: Smith Corner Drug
Smiths Corner Drug in Williams, circa 1950s. The Gallery in Williams now occupies that building.
Out of the past: Cruisers now and then
A 76 gas station, Swetak custom body shop and a hotel line Third Street in Williams in 1950. It is the same location today to Cruiser's Restaurant and Brewcade.
Out of the past: The World Famous Sultana Theatre in Williams, circa 1941
The World Famous Sultana Theatre in Williams, circa 1941.
Out of the past: Do you know anything about this house?
An unidentified home, likely in the city of Williams, circa 1900.
Out of the past: Bill Williams and the naming of a town
WILLIAMS, Ariz. — Long before Bear Grylls and Cody Lundin, mountain men were immersing themselves in the wild, encountering nature, and testing their skills in survival, exploration and endurance.
Out of the past: The Old Williams High School
The Old Williams High School receiving flagpole repair, circa 1960.
Out of the past: Lost Canyon Ranch and turkey hunters
Out of the past: Lost Canyon Ranch and turkey hunters
Out of the Past: Christmas wishes from the 1940s
A holiday card from Y. C. Shen depicting Bill Williams Avenue (Historic Route 66) looking east from Second Street, circa 1940.
Out of the past: Hunting expeditions
On March 5, 1964 Williams members of the McNelly and Theroux families display a mountain lion after a hunt.
Out of the Past: Do you know these ladies?
The Ladies' Garden Club plants a tree in front of the Williams Hospital circa 1950.
Out of the Past: Harvey Girls
Sid Terry with two Harvey House food servers, often referred to as Harvey Girls in Williams, circa 1918. (Williams Historic Photo Archives)
Out of the past: Early gas station and attendant
A gas pump and service attendant at the Clark Car Camp service station, which was located on the east side of Williams. circa 1928.
This month in history: Williams-Grand Canyon News
A collection of articles taken from the Williams News historical archives
Out of the past: The Johnson Canyon Tunnel
Construction begins on a tunnel and trestles in Johnson Canyon, between Williams and Ash Fork, Arizona.
Out of the past: A train crash near Williams
A train crash near Williams on the Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railroad.
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