Post pandemic, Bisbee Net is going to publish stories about Bisbee’s famous and infamous legends, starting with Green Bush, the gentleman who Green Bush Draw is named after. We are refreshing our themes and graphics too.
Category: Bisbee History
The Lavender Pit in Bisbee – 1961 Petley Postcard
Bisbee Arizona Lavender Pit in 1961, view from the air. The flotation mill above Lowell is larger than Erie Street and the shops. Trees are much smaller and sparse than in 2014.
Bisbee Civil Union Fight Gets National Press
Radley Balko, of the Huffington Post, writes about Bisbee and the current Civil Union ordinance passed by the Bisbee Council last March. Bisbee Mayor Adrianna Zavala Badal has led the Bisbee City Council into the forefront of Arizona civil rights, with the controversial ordinance.
Thanksgiving – Norman Rockwell Again
Mother and son peel potatoes for Thanksgiving in 1945. Painting by Norman Rockwell.
Veteran’s Day – Homecoming Marine by Norman Rockwell
Songs for the 99% – Merle Travis Sings Sixteen Tons
You load sixteen tons what do you get?
You get another day older and deeper in debt.
Saint Peter don’t you call me ’cause I can’t go.
I owe my soul to the company store.
Arizona Statehood – One Hundred Years
Apaches Lost Their Reservation While in Indefinite Detention as POWs
While the idea of “indefinite detention” of people determined to be “enemies” of the United States is currently being debated, for American Indians this is an old issue and one in which they have had a great deal of experience.
Songs for the 99% – Arlo Guthrie & Emmylou Harris Sing Deportee (Plane Wreck at Los Gatos)
Arlo Guthrie and Emmylou Harris sing a song by Woody Guthrie. From “A Vision Shared: A Tribute To Woody Guthrie And Leadbelly”, 1988.
Songs For The 99% – Fortunate Son by Creedence Clearwater Revival – Ed Sullivan
On November 16, 1969, Creedence Clearwater Revival performed “Fortunate Son” and “Down on the Corner” on The Ed Sullivan Show.