Sold by Nat DesMarais Rare Books, ABAA, Portland, OR, U.S.A.
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A charming and nostalgic album of a couple's month stay in Santa Rita, Arizona and detailing the trip there and back in great and fun detail. There are a total of 233 photographs (mostly monochrome but a few are in color) and virtually all of them measure 4 1/2 x 3 1/4 inches. In addition to the photographs there are extensive (sometimes as long as a page) manuscript notes concerning all phases of their trips written in a very engaging manner as well as tipped in brochures, handmade maps, and other ephemera they thought nice enough to keep. All the material is written and positioned on thick paper in a three-hole binder. Often 2 or 3 photographs on a page. Generally in very good condition but there was some kind of minor spill that made a few letters run and a couple of pages stuck together but still entirely legible.This album was assembled by Mr. & Mrs. Anderson. Her name was Lucille but as her husband was the photographer we never learn his name. She appears to be youngish so they were probably recently married. On the first leaf we read " Return to Arizona-1964. There was no question about it this time; warm weather is definitely better for controlling asthma. The only question was that of financing the project. We solved this by driving the DeSoto for another year." This is the start of an extensive travelogue, wonderfully documented in words and pictures. On the way to Arizona they stopped in Kentucky for candy (flyer bound in) and then in Arkansas to hunt for diamonds in the Johnston Diamond Mine (brochure bound in a a page long description of their fruitless hunt for diamonds). After driving through Texas they met up with friends in Sierra Vista, AZ. These friends tok them to see the ruins of Quiburi (this merited an inserted typed description of the visit and 6 photographs). The arrived at their destination; the Santa Rita Lodge in Madera Canyon Arizona (original manuscript letter from the owner of the lodge bound in as well as a flyer). they arrived on Feb. 2nd, 1964 and stayed for a month. During that month they took many day trips with one of the most interesting being that to Daniels Mine (manuscript map drown by Mr. Anderson bound in). THey left a month later and returned home via Tiajuana, San Diego, Imperial Valley, Joshua Tree, Riverside; all of these stops with photographs and manuscript text. They arrived home in mid-March. One must remember that this was in 1964 when cars broke down constantly and desert travel was seen as slightly eccentric. It took no small amount of courage. The last picture is of their car laden with stones so badly it sagged (he was something of a rock hound). A fun glimpse into the recent past.
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