Bisbee was one of Arizona’s great copper centers. By 1910, around the time the following photo was taken, it was one of the most important industrial centers in the entire western United States.

The following photo is undated but is undoubtedly a very early photo related to the development of this district. Note the simple wooden headframe and dress that indicates that the miners and their families were on a weekend outing.

Silver was first discovered at Canderlaria by a group of Spanish prospectors in 1863. Not much mining occurred in the area until the discovery of the Northern Belle Mine in 1873.

Northern Belle Mine at Candelaria, Nevada ca. 1880


This is peculiar ???

Tarrant County courthouse construction, 1894

Pretty peculiar activity going on here???