Since we are based in Oro Valley, Arizona, we thought it would be fun to revisit some old films shot on location. Personal thank you to Butch Leiber for sharing some of the history!
The Outrage (1964), starring Paul Newman filmed on location at the old, McAdams/Kelly Ranch by what is now Catalina State Park (Oro Valley, AZ).
Deadly Companions (1961) starring Maureen O' Hara, Brian Keith, and Chill Wills, filmed on location around Steam Pump Ranch, Oro Valley, Arizona
This old, burden basket (Kiaha) was created by the Pima/Papago Indians out of desert materials that include saguaro ribs, willow, and agave. These baskets were captured in art/diaries by the first European explorers and are a testament to the resourcefulness of Arizona’s early civilizations.
The Kiaha construction could support hundreds of pounds and were often used by native women prior to arrival of horses in North America. This basket is the “holy grail” of the Southwest and amazing reminder to the ingenuity of resourcefulness of Arizona's past.
Beadle Dime Novels that served as the beginning of the mythology of the American West. “Seth Jones; or the captives of the frontier” was one of Abraham Lincoln’s favorite stories and one of the first about the American frontier. Seth Jones represented a “Davy Crockett” type of character that would serve as a model for the development of future characters that included Buffalo Bill, Deadwood Dick, Jesse James, Kit Carson, etc.
]]>This metate was made of “basalt” or “lava rock” and worn down over years of grinding maize for consumption by the Hohokam of Arizona (900-1100AD) in the Casa Grande Region.
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This amazing artifact comes from the ancestors to the Hohokam (Archaic period, 800BC-50AD). These trays were extremely rare and are considered the “holy grail” of ancient stone implements of Arizona.
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Courtesy: Private Collection
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Founded 1895 across from Hotel Adams (Phoenix), JW Benham & Co. Photo captured in 1900.
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A time when a large majority of Arizona residents came to the state to escape strict laws and government regulation.
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Surrounding walls that still exist of the former Buckhorn Baths and Museum (Mesa, AZ) which was built in the 1940s.
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An early photograph of the original San Agustin Cathedral Tucson, Arizona Territory, 1880s
The original San Agustin was completed in 1868 and demolished in 1936. The current San Agustin was built in the 1890s down the street from the original and still stands today.
Photo: Private Collection
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This is a huge, San Carlos Apache Water Basket (TUS) from the 19th century. Handles are made from old, horse levers and the basket measures nearly 17 inches tall and 14 inches wide. This basket was acquired from the estate of a man that worked among the San Carlos Apache at the turn of the century.