Historic U. S. Highway 66 Through Arizona on Vintage Postcards - Page 5


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| Introduction | NM Border to East of Holbrook | Holbrook to East of Winslow | Winslow | West of Winslow to east of Flagstaff | Flagstaff | West of Flagstaff to Williams | West of Williams to East of Kingman | Kingman | West of Kingman to Topock |


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West of Winslow to East of Flagstaff

"Greetings from Hopi Indian House. Hwy. 66, 10 mi west, Winslow, Arizona". Color chrome-style printed postcard. Published by Noble, Inc., Colorado Springs, Colo. Number A202. Unused. Circa 1950s.

"Arizona's Meteor City. ...Winslow, Az. ...". Color chrome-style printed postcard. Published by Petley Studios, Phoenix, Arizona. Printed by Kolor View Press, Los Angeles, CA. Number KV8055. Unused. Copyright 1975. [This is about 13 miles west of Winslow on U. S. 66].

"Meteor Crater Observatory. On U. S. Highway 66 west of Winslow, Arizona". Real photo postcard. Published by The L. L. Cook Co., Milwaukee. Number D-331. Unused. Circa 1940s.

"American Meteorite Museum. U. S. Hi-way 66, opposite Meteor Crater. H. H. Nininger, Director". Real photo postcard. Publisher not given. Number M1. Unused. Circa early 1940s.

"American Meteorite Museum. Arizona, 19 miles west of Winslow on U. S. 66. ...". Color chrome-style printed postcard. Published by R. M. Fronske, Flagstaff, Ariz. Printed by Dexter Press, Pearl river, N. Y. Number 40163. Unused. Circa late 1940s.

"View of Meteor Crater from Highway at Meteor, Ariz., on U. S. 66. Meteor Crater - 4150 ft. wide, 600 ft. deep. ...". Color linen-texture printed postcard. Published by Herz Post Cards, San Diego, Calif. Number 9-2103. Number 165. Unused. Circa 1940s.

"Meteor Crater between Flagstaff and Winslow, Arizona. ...". Color printed postcard. Published by C. T. Co., Chicago. Number 1484-29. Unused. 1929.

"Great Meteor Crater of Arizona. Near U. S. Route No. 66 between Winslow and Flagstaff,...". Black & white printed postcard. Published by The Meriden Gravure Company, Meriden, Conn. Unused. Circa 1930s.

""Meteor Crater". The grave of Arizona's giant "meteor", width 4150 ft., depth 600 ft. Official entrance on U.S. 66, at Meteor, Ariz.". Real photo postcard. Published by Frashers Fotos, Pomona, Calif. Unused. Copyright 1931.

""Meteor Crater. Near Winslow, Arizona". Real photo postcard. Published by The L. L. Cook Co., Milwaukee. Unused. Circa 1940s.

"Meteor Crater. Regarded as one of Arizona's strangest wonders. ...Arizona U. S. 66, 19 miles west of Winslow, 38 miles east of Flagstaff, Arizona". Real photo postcard. Published by Lollesgard Specialty Co., Tucson, Arizona. Printed by Frashers Fotos, Pomona, Calif. Number X-8087. Unused. Circa 1940s.

"Meteor Crater between Flagstaff and Winslow, Arizona". Color linen-texture printed postcard. Published by Lollesgard Specialty Co., Tucson, Arizona. Printed by Curteich, Chicago. Number 5B-H733. Number 111. Unused. 1945.

"Aerial view of Meteor Crater. Showing road to Observation Point on the crater's rim. Arizona U. S. 66, 19 miles wwest of Winslow, Arizona". Real photo postcard. Published by Lollesgard Specialty Co., Tucson, Arizona. Printed by Frashers Fotos, Pomona, Calif. Number E-4200. Unused. Date of "Oct. 5, 1948" written on back.

"The Great Meteorite Crater. In northern Arizona, north of Route 66. ...". Color chrome-style printed postcard. Published by Petley Studios, Phoenix, Arizona. Number K-207. Unused. Circa 1950s. [Note the error in the description -- it is south of Route 66!].

"Meteor Crater, northern Arizona....is located kust a short drive south from U. S. Highway 66 between Winslow and Flagstaff. ...". Color chrome-style printed postcard. Published by Petley Studios, Phoenix, Arizona. Number 38291-C. Unused. Circa 1960s.

"Meteor Crater, Arizona. Aerial view from north. This great natural wonder, off U. S. 66 near Winslow,...". Color chrome-style printed postcard. Published by Petley Studios, Phoenix, Arizona. Number 30389-B. Postmarked 1968.

"San Francisco Peaks. Seen from U. S. Hwy. 66 about 40 miles east of Flagstaff, Arizona". Real photo postcard. Published by Lollesgard Specialty Co., Tucson, Arizona. Printed by Frashers Fotos. Number X699. Unused. Circa 1940s.

"Two Guns Trading Post. U.S. 66 between Flagstaff and Winslow, Ariz.". Real photo postcard. Publisher not given. Number 7-A-10. Unused. Circa 1940s.

"Canyon Diablo, Arizona". Color linen-texture printed postcard. Published by Fred Harvey. [Probably printed by Curteich, Chicago]. Number 1B-H752. Number H-1576. Unused. 1941. [Route 66 crosses this canyon at Two Guns. This view is about 3 1/2 miles north of U. S. 66].

"Walnut Canyon, Ariz.". Real photo postcard. Publisher not given. Unused. Circa 1930s. [U. S. 66 crosses this canyon just west of Winona].

"Administration Building. Walnut Canyon Natl. Monument, Arizona". Real photo postcard. Publisher not given. Number 7-B-95. Unused. Circa 1950s. [This is about 3 miles south of U. S. 66].

"Lava beds and Sunset Mt. Highway 66, northern Arizona". Color linen-texture printed postcard. Published by Lollesgard Specialty Co., Tucson, Arizona. Printed by Curteich, Chicago. Number 5B-H734. Number 112. Unused. 1945.

"San Francisco Peaks, northern Arizona. Prominently seen from Flagstaff, U.S. 66 and U.S. 89. Highest mountains in Arizona 12,670 feet". Color chrome-style printed postcard. Published by Petley Studios, Phoenix, Ariz. Number C10821. Unused. Circa late 1950s.

"Gibson's "Chix Fry". 3 miles east of Flagstaff, Arizona, on U. S. Highway '66' and '89'". Black & white chrome-style printed postcard. Published by Baldwin, Las Vegas, Nevada. Printed by The Dexter Press, Pearl River, N. Y. Number 41859. Unused. Circa 1940s.

"El Pueblo Motor Inn. "In the heart of the old west". On U. S. Hiways 66 and 89, 3 miles east of Flagstaff, Ariz.". Black & white chrome-style printed postcard. Published by Willens & Co., Chicago, Ill. Number 18544. Postmarked 1941.

"El Pueblo Motor Court. El Pueblo Motor Inn. "In the heart of the old west". On U. S. Highway '66' and '89', 3 miles east of Flagstaff, Arizona. ...". Color chrome-style printed postcard. Published by Bradshaw's Photo Shop, Sedona, Ariz. Printed by Dexter Press, West Nyack, N. Y. Number 79760. Unused. Circa late 1950s.


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