Out Of The Past

An early high school in Williams which burned down. Circa 1910.

The Mountain Men organization was established to bring attention to the history of Williams and the surrounding area by commemorating early mountain men such as Bill Williams

The Williams High School girls basketball team in 1921. The coach was Miss Marie Miller.

U.S. Highway 66 West through Ashfork.

Photograph of two Harvey Girls, taken in Williams, 1938.

Williams High School Drumettes circa 1950. Included are Norma McDowell, Rosemary Grace, Jannelle Owens, Sandra Schnell and Harriet Wilson.

Out of the Past: Historic Santa Fe Railroad Depot

Out of the past: Train wreck east of Williams 1926

On or about the 15th of June, Phantom Ranch, a new development in Grand Canyon National Park, will be opened to visitors.

The original Parks Store and Cabins has been a staple in the Parks, Arizona community since 1906.

The Red Lake area encompasses about 40,000 acres, 9 miles north of Williams, with several thousand residents spread across the high desert.

Ninety-three years ago, groundbreaking progress was made in the role women play at Grand Canyon National Park.

The junction to Grand Canyon National Park from Route 66 looked a lot different before Interstate 40.

The Emperor Waltz was being shown at the Sultana Theatre in Williams in this 1940's photo.

An early gas station after a snowfall on Historic Route 66 in 1936.

Geologist, writer and river guide Wayne Ranney shares the following story he wrote in 2016 on the 50th anniversary of the 1966 Grand Canyon flood. This month marks 55 years since the flood roared through the Canyon

The Grand Canyon airport near Tusayan, Arizona.

The site is anticipated to open in 2022 with the start of a U.S. Forest Service “Passport in Time” program, where the general public can sign up to be volunteer tour guides at the site.

On the morning of June 30, 1956, two airliners took off from Los Angeles International Airport, both aircraft were modern airliners for the time, and flown by experienced crew. But neither would make it to their destination.

Students lead a parade through the back streets of Williams in the 1940s.

On this week in 1929, a dedication ceremony officially opened the Grand Canyon Bridge at Marble Canyon.

Santa Fe Workers prepare a float for a parade in Williams circa 1930s. Alfonso G. Martinez, a railway worker, is second from the right. (

An employee works the counter at the Bright Angel Soda Fountain in 1959.

A couple poses with their vehicle following a wreck on Ash Fork Hill circa 1947.

Hallie Daggett, the first female fire lookout with her horse and dog, Eddy.