Photos: Congress Street scenes, Tucson, ca. 1950s
- Rick Wiley / Arizona Daily Star
Rick Wiley
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These photos, taken by a Tucson Citizen photographer in the 1950s, captured moments in time on an average day at Congress Street and Scott Avenue in downtown Tucson.
The photos captured the spirit of great street photographers such as Henri Cartier-Bresson and Robert Frank. Was the photographer thinking along those lines? We'll never know.
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Street scenes, Tucson, 1950s
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People on the sidewalk on Congress Street at or near Scott Avenue in Tucson, ca. 1950s.
Tucson CitizenStreet scenes, Tucson, 1950s
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People on the sidewalk on Congress Street at or nearΒ Scott Avenue in Tucson, ca. 1950s.
Tucson CitizenStreet scenes, Tucson, 1950s
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People on the sidewalk on Congress Street at or near Scott Avenue in Tucson, ca. 1950s.
Tucson CitizenStreet scenes, Tucson, 1950s
Updated
People on the sidewalk on Congress Street at or near Scott Avenue in Tucson, ca. 1950s.
Tucson CitizenStreet scenes, Tucson, 1950s
Updated
People on the sidewalk on Congress Street at or near Scott Avenue in Tucson, ca. 1950s.
Tucson CitizenStreet scenes, Tucson, 1950s
Updated
People on the sidewalk on Congress Street at or near Scott Avenue in Tucson, ca. 1950s.
Tucson CitizenStreet scenes, Tucson, 1950s
Updated
People on the sidewalk on Congress Street at or near Scott Avenue in Tucson, ca. 1950s.
Tucson CitizenStreet scenes, Tucson, 1950s
Updated
People on the sidewalk on Congress Street at or near Scott Avenue in Tucson, ca. 1950s.
Tucson CitizenStreet scenes, Tucson, 1950s
Updated
People on the sidewalk on Congress Street at or near Scott Avenue in Tucson, ca. 1950s.
Tucson CitizenStreet scenes, Tucson, 1950s
Updated
People on the sidewalk on Congress Street at or near Scott Avenue in Tucson, ca. 1950s.
Tucson CitizenStreet scenes, Tucson, 1950s
Updated
People on the sidewalk on Congress Street at or near Scott Avenue in Tucson, ca. 1950s.
Tucson CitizenStreet scenes, Tucson, 1950s
Updated
The only information on a package of negatives from the Tucson Citizen photo archives. Inside were pictures of Congress Street at or near Scott Avenue in Tucson, ca. 1950s.
Tucson CitizenRick Wiley
Photo editor
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