Out Of The Past

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.

The Drum Majorette in 1950 was Marjorie McDowell.

On the north side of the Colorado River, between the Black Bridge and the mouth of Bright Angel Canyon, the gravesite of Rees Griffiths can be found by hikers, and many wonder of his story.

The Chimney, Ooo-Ahh Point, Windy Ridge, the Red & Whites, the Tip-Off, the Train Wreck. For those who know and love the Kaibab Trail, the recitation of these names conjures up images that are the stuff of longing, wonder and enchantment.

Trails leading into the canyon have a way of giving folks a false sense of security.

The Grand Canyon Airport near Tusayan, Arizona. Sight-seeing tours of the Grand Canyon were conducted from the location and continue from there today.

The 1921 bridge danced in the winds that regularly came roaring through the inner gorge and on at least one occasion it was reported to have capsized.

One-hundred years ago, Williams was a bustling community whose economic vitality was based on agriculture, logging and the railroad.

The fire also damaged adjacent businesses.

CHINO VALLEY - It’s the aging, run-down but still-standing little stone building that every Chino Valley resident sees while traveling down Highway 89.

Out of the past: Road cave-in Route 66 between Ash Fork and Williams

Upon impact all the locomotives derailed in addition to a passenger car and ten baggage cars.

The presentation will feature information about Chino Valley's Fred Harvey Farm (1909-1956).

Out of the past: Children at Elephant Rocks in Williams circa 1926