100 years in business: azcentral turns to those who lived it
Eagle Market in Globe opened in the 1920s. This was taken in the 1950s. Photo submitted by Diana Carey Hines
Arizona turns 100 on Feb. 14 and a team of print and web journalists have been scurrying for months to pull together fun and educational ways to celebrate the event.
This crowd-sourced package of photos will interest business journalists … or anyone interested in business or the Southwest.
The Arizona Republic and azcentral.com turned to their readers to gather photos representing business in Arizona.
From the editors:
“Our requests for vintage business images to help commemorate Arizona’s 100th birthday on Feb. 14 resulted in a deluge of historic photo submissions from throughout the state.”
Betty Beard, who pulled the project together shared details about photos and other memorabilia that came in from residents: Old photos capture Arizona. “I was touched at how many people dug out photos from scrapbooks, closets, drawers and picture frames and took the time to scan and e-mail them,” Beard said. “Unfortunately, we can only offer a sampling of what is out there.”
Arizona became a state on February 14, 1912. It was the last of the 48 contiguous states to be admitted to the union.
Keep posted at @azcentral on Twitter. I hear that from Feb. 14, followers will be in for a historic treat.
