James E. Babbitt Collection

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Volume:: 18 black-and-white photographs and negatives
Views Include:: Flagstaff, AZ: Coconino County Courthouse, Emerson School, Julius Aubineau house, laying pipes for the first water system, water reservoir, sandstone quarry; C O Bar Supply wagon; Northern Arizona mines; Navajos; President The odore Roosevelt speaking at the Grand Canyon; Hull Cabin, Grand Canyon; Tuuvi with a group of Hopi Indians; all images taken ca. 1900.
Photographer:: Attributed to George Babbitt, Sr.
Biographic Note:: These photographs originally belonged to George Babbitt, Sr. (1860-1920), one of the five Babbitt brothers who settled in Flagstaff in the late 1880's. The brothers became highly successful businessmen and stockmen. Georg e Sr. was also involved in real estate, politics, and several private ventures, and is remembered for his great generosity and popularity. He and his wife Philomena Wessel had five children: Bertrand, Margaret, Herbert, George Jr., and Eunice. James E. Babbitt, who donated these photographs, is a great-nephew of George Sr., and owner of two Flagstaff outdoor shops.

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Special Collections and Archives Department
Northern Arizona University