The World Famous Sultana Theatre in Williams, circa 1941.
An unidentified home, likely in the city of Williams, circa 1900.
Williams High School Thespians circa 1966.
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.
The Old Williams High School receiving flagpole repair, circa 1960.
Out of the past: Lost Canyon Ranch and turkey hunters
A holiday card from Y. C. Shen depicting Bill Williams Avenue (Historic Route 66) looking east from Second Street, circa 1940.
On March 5, 1964 Williams members of the McNelly and Theroux families display a mountain lion after a hunt.
The Ladies' Garden Club plants a tree in front of the Williams Hospital circa 1950.
Sid Terry with two Harvey House food servers, often referred to as Harvey Girls in Williams, circa 1918. (Williams Historic Photo Archives)
A gas pump and service attendant at the Clark Car Camp service station, which was located on the east side of Williams. circa 1928.
A collection of articles taken from the Williams News historical archives
Construction begins on a tunnel and trestles in Johnson Canyon, between Williams and Ash Fork, Arizona.
A train crash near Williams on the Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railroad.
WHITEMAN AIR FORCE BASE, Mo. — After spending most of his life on military bomber airplanes, 96-year-old Walter Olmsted Jr. of Williams, Arizona, recently got his first up-close look at the Air Force’s youngest bomber: the B-2 Spirit.
According to the minutes of the Coconino County Board of Supervisors in late 1892, a special election was held to determine if bonds should be issued to provide funds for a new school.
Jack Otter is photographed in front of the Grand Canyon Hotel in the early 1900s.
This month in Williams history August 2, 1918
A group of people in front of the Catholic Church in Williams.
Out of the past
The interior of the World Famous Sultana Bar in Williams.
Williams High School drummetts Norma McDowell, Rosemary Grace, Janelle Owens, Sandra Schnell and Harriet Wilson.
Vehicles line Route 66 through Williams in the mid 1950s. Below: A golfer lines up to putt on the green at Elephant Rocks Golf Course in the 1950s.
Despite the excitement when Webber Field was dedicated in Williams in 1925, the following years saw the deterioration of the airfield.
- Driver identified in fatal accident on Perkinsville Road Sept. 19
- Latest Tik Tok challenges causing problems for Williams Unified School District
- Search at Grand Canyon turns up remains of person missing since 2015
- Plane wreckage and human remains found in Grand Canyon National Park
- Pumpkin Patch Train departs Williams starting Oct. 5
- Update: Man missing in Grand Canyon National Park hike found alive
- Receding water levels at Lake Powell reveal missing car and driver
- Man sentenced for attack on camper at Perkinsville
- Column: Lumber prices expected to stay high through 2022
- Elk rut season in Grand Canyon: What you need to know
- Grand Canyon warns of norovirus concerns for backcountry users and river trips
- Arrest made in Pipeline Fire near Flagstaff; fire estimated 4,000+ acres
- Grand Canyon reports 118 gastrointestinal illness cases in park
- Highway 89 closed north of Flagstaff because of the Pipeline Fire
- Monkeypox probably has arrived in Arizona Here’s what to know about the virus:
- Obituary: Frank Orozco
- Obituary: Brown family
- Lake Mead reveals resting place of B-29 that crashed while testing SunTracker in 1948
- Cowpuncher’s Reunion Rodeo returns June 18-19
- Receding water levels at Lake Powell reveal missing car and driver
