This painterly photograph by Esther Henderson shows autumn foliage and cloudy blue skies reflected in a lake with mountains in the background..
One Hundred Years: Photography
Norman G. Wallace Photographed: Early 1930s Norman G. Wallace wasn’t a photographer by trade, but in his decades of work for what later became the Arizona Department of…
Ted DeGrazia stands with brushes and palette in front of a mural-sized painting. COURTESY OF DeGRAZIA GALLERY IN THE SUN
One Hundred Years: Hall of Fame
Esther Henderson Photographer 1911–2008 PHILIPPE HALSMANEsther Henderson arrived in Arizona at the end of a winding journey that began in her native Illinois and…
In this composite image, Hohokam rock art is illuminated against a Milky Way backdrop in Southern Arizona’s Picacho Mountains. The long swath of dots may symbolize the universe, along with other sky objects and serpents, which are thought to represent prayers being carried to the gods. | Frank Zullo
It Was a Dark Night...
Frank Zullo has a flair for the dramatic. He’s a photog­rapher by trade, which is pretty normal. But otherwise, he’s out there — a cross between Galileo and Indiana Jones. As you’ll see, Zullo is…
Unobstructed views stretch to the horizon from Monte Vista Peak in Southeastern Arizona’s Chiricahua Wilderness, where the highest point is 9,759 feet atop Chiricahua Peak. By David Muench
Desert Islands
Some places have water. Whole parts of the country leak from every pore and crack in the ground. Think of New Hampshire or the Pacific Northwest, where each little town has a glimmering river or…
A guest at the Tucson area’s Flying V Ranch examines a saguaro blossom during a guided horseback ride in the mid-20th century. Arizona Historical Society/Restoration by Richard Jackson
Letters
June 1939Boulder Dam and Lake Mead In your April issue, we were particularly interested in the article Sailing on Lake Mead. It seems that a little piece on the Boulder Dam recreational area,…
Raymond Carlson (left) helps move furniture from our first office.
Editor's Letter
It was a good year. Nineteen twenty-five. The Great Gatsby hit bookshelves, the Grand Ole Opry transmitted its first radio signal, and Leica marketed the world’s first 35 mm camera. In the world of…
Black and white photo of Phoenix building that is home to Arizona Highways magazine, with mid-century automobiles parked in the front lot. | Arizona Highways Archives
Our World Headquarters
In 1962, we moved from a modest building on the southeast corner of 17th Avenue and Jackson Street in Phoenix to a midcentury citadel on the western edge of Encanto Park. Because we have subscribers…
Among George Avey’s countless contributions to Arizona Highways was this map, which appeared in our December 1946 issue. | Arizona Highways Archives
State of Arizona Vintage Map