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Created1948-02-17
DescriptionThis video depicts the final streetcar run on the Phoenix Street Railway.
ContributorsFleming, Lawrence J., 1932- (Interviewer) / Smith, Joseph Nelson, 1901-1980 (Interviewee)
Created1972 (year uncertain)
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Joseph Smith started working as a motorman on the Phoenix Street Railway in October of 1926 and retired in 1956. In this interview, Smith and Fleming discuss the Phoenix Street Railway's development, the types of cars employed, the track used, individual routes, maintenance issues, and working conditions for Railway employees.

Joseph Smith started working as a motorman on the Phoenix Street Railway in October of 1926 and retired in 1956. In this interview, Smith and Fleming discuss the Phoenix Street Railway's development, the types of cars employed, the track used, individual routes, maintenance issues, and working conditions for Railway employees. Smith also reflects on Phoenix's development, including "millionaire's row," the growth of residential neighborhoods, canals, and businesses.

ContributorsFleming, Lawrence J., 1932- (Interviewer) / Hodges, Sam (Samuel Rosco), 1889-1986 (Interviewee)
Created1972 (year uncertain)
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Sam Hodges went to work with the Phoenix Street Railway in 1913. He left the Railway to serve in the Army during World War I and returned to Phoenix in 1922. He continued working with the Railway until 1948, when he ran one of the last cars down Washington Street

Sam Hodges went to work with the Phoenix Street Railway in 1913. He left the Railway to serve in the Army during World War I and returned to Phoenix in 1922. He continued working with the Railway until 1948, when he ran one of the last cars down Washington Street in the "Last Run" ceremony. In this interview, Hodges and Fleming discuss specific lines, the construction and operation of cars used on the Railway, working conditions for Railway employees, and accidents on the Railway. Hodges also discusses a trip he took to visit his sister in California, the challenges American military personnel face when returning from deployment, and his time working on an Arizona ostrich farm.

Created1972-01-30
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Bill Scott began working for the Phoenix Street Railway in 1924. In this interview, Scott and Fleming discuss the types of cars used on the Railway and details of their construction and operation, individual lines, accidents, working conditions for Railway employees, various of Scott's colleagues, and Fleming's efforts to preserve

Bill Scott began working for the Phoenix Street Railway in 1924. In this interview, Scott and Fleming discuss the types of cars used on the Railway and details of their construction and operation, individual lines, accidents, working conditions for Railway employees, various of Scott's colleagues, and Fleming's efforts to preserve historic streetcars.

DescriptionHistoric music from the Sun Devil Band. Tracks 1-3 feature Harold Hines, conductor 1952-1965. Tracks 4-6 feature Felix McKernan, conductor 1946-1951.
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Created2003-11
DescriptionThis document provides an overview of the pages included in the website.
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Created2003-11
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This document briefly discusses the history of grassroots efforts to "save the mountains" from urban development, including the establishment of the Phoenix Mountains Preservation Council in 1971, and provides a biographical sketch of Dot Gilbert. It also includes a list of resources in the Arizona State University Library's manuscript

This document briefly discusses the history of grassroots efforts to "save the mountains" from urban development, including the establishment of the Phoenix Mountains Preservation Council in 1971, and provides a biographical sketch of Dot Gilbert. It also includes a list of resources in the Arizona State University Library's manuscript holdings documenting the Phoenix Mountains Preserve.
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Created2003-11
DescriptionThis page includes images and brief descriptions of newspaper clippings, letters, and petitions documenting Gilbert's work to preserve Phoenix's mountains between 1960 and 1964.
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Created2003-11
DescriptionThis page includes images and brief descriptions of a newspaper clipping, letter, and Resolution 12376 documenting Gilbert's work to preserve Phoenix's mountains between 1965 and 1969.
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Created2003-11
DescriptionThis page includes images and brief descriptions of presentations, articles, minutes, proposals, letters, maps, and other materials documenting Gilbert's work to preserve Phoenix's mountains between 1970 and 1974.