1929 aerial photos of Tucson
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Rick Wiley
Photo editor
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Aerial photographs of Tucson taken Feb. 14, 1929.
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1929 Aerials of Tucson
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The campus of the University of Arizona with the football field directly west of Bear Down gym. On February 14, 1929 an unknown photographer and or pilot took aerial pictures of the Tucson area with the first known photograph taken around 9:50 am and the last around 11:40 am. Take note of the barren landscape that makes up most of the Tucson valley.
1929 Aerials of Tucson
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The Tucson Golf and Country Club was located on East Broadway Boulevard and North Country Club. It had a gravel course, no grass, with greens made with oiled sand. On February 14, 1929 an unknown photographer and or pilot took aerial pictures of the Tucson area with the first known photograph taken around 9:50 am and the last around 11:40 am. Take note of the barren landscape that makes up most of the Tucson valley.
1929 Aerials of Tucson
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From this view, Hi Corbett Field, bottom, can be seen with the newly developed Colonia Solana and El Encanto Estates to the north. To the east of El Encanto is the El Conquistador Hotel and its water tower across the street. To the west on the edge of the photo is the Tucson Golf and Country Club. On February 14, 1929 an unknown photographer and or pilot took aerial pictures of the Tucson area with the first known photograph taken around 9:50 am and the last around 11:40 am. Take note of the barren landscape that makes up most of the Tucson valley.
1929 Aerials of Tucson
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In 1922 the University of Arizona Polo Team was created as part of the ROTC program. It was the first UA athletic team to be invited to a national championship in 1924 but lost to Princeton. The field, which was located north of East Speedway and west of North Campbell Avenue, made way for the medical school. On February 14, 1929 an unknown photographer and or pilot took aerial pictures of the Tucson area with the first known photograph taken around 9:50 am and the last around 11:40 am. Take note of the barren landscape that makes up most of the Tucson valley.
1929 Aerials of Tucson
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The eastern edge of the University of Arizona clearly shows Bear Down Gym, middle, and the tree-encircled Steward Observatory, right. On February 14, 1929 an unknown photographer and or pilot took aerial pictures of the Tucson area with the first known photograph taken around 9:50 am and the last around 11:40 am. Take note of the barren landscape that makes up most of the Tucson valley.
1929 Aerials of Tucson
Updated
At one time the once-gracious El Conquistador Hotel offered 70-rooms with private baths, lawns in the front and back, palm trees, 350 varieties of roses all for $9 a day for a single, meals included. Years after the photo was taken a stable with 50 horses was added along with a pool, tennis and shuffleboard courts. After 1959 it gradually made way for the El Con Mall. On February 14, 1929 an unknown photographer and or pilot took aerial pictures of the Tucson area with the first known photograph taken around 9:50 am and the last around 11:40 am. Take note of the barren landscape that makes up most of the Tucson valley.
1929 Aerials of Tucson
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The brand new VA Hospital, which opened on August 18, 1928, was built on 117 acres of donated land along South Sixth Avenue north of Ajo Way. It was meant to house World War I veterans suffering from tuberculosis. The architect, Roy Place, had also designed the Pima County Courthouse. And yes, it has always been pink. On February 14, 1929 an unknown photographer and or pilot took aerial pictures of the Tucson area with the first known photograph taken around 9:50 am and the last around 11:40 am. Take note of the barren landscape that makes up most of the Tucson valley.
Rick Wiley
Photo editor
