Pickrell, William Watson, 1894-1965

Scope and Content Note From the collection:

This collection houses seventeen photographs, primarily silver gelatin, showing Watson Pickrell and his family, the Granite Reef Dam and gatehouse, a concrete bridge over the Salt River in South Phoenix, and a billboard advertising the Palmcroft Addition in Phoenix.

Abstract

This collection houses seventeen photographs, primarily silver gelatin, showing Watson Pickrell and his family, the Granite Reef Dam and gatehouse, a concrete bridge over the Salt River in South Phoenix, and a billboard advertising the Palmcroft Addition in Phoenix.

Scope and Content Note From the collection: This collection houses 104,308 black and white photographs taken by Herb and Dot McLaughlin. The majority of these images were produced for commercial clients; thus, their content varies widely. Arizona subjects (as formulated by the McLaughlins) include agriculture, irrigation, and floods; cities; city and county government; construction; dams (including Roosevelt Dam and Glen Canyon Dam); governors; homes; hotels, resorts, and bars; Native Americans; the military; mines and mining;...

Scope and Content Note From the collection:

This collection houses seventeen photographs, primarily silver gelatin, showing Watson Pickrell and his family, the Granite Reef Dam and gatehouse, a concrete bridge over the Salt River in South Phoenix, and a billboard advertising the Palmcroft Addition in Phoenix.