Bisbee History

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.
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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.
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Mother and son peel potatoes for Thanksgiving in 1945. Painting by Norman Rockwell.
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Veteran's Day - Homecoming Marine by Norman Rockwell
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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.
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February 14th is Arizona Statehood Day. Congratulations and happy birthday, Arizona!
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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.
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Arlo Guthrie and Emmylou Harris sing a song by Woody Guthrie. From “A Vision Shared: A Tribute To Woody Guthrie And Leadbelly”, 1988.
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On November 16, 1969, Creedence Clearwater Revival performed "Fortunate Son" and "Down on the Corner" on The Ed Sullivan Show.
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Once upon a time in Bisbee, miners and sympathizers were forcibly evicted by a conspiracy of lawmen, businessmen and “good Masons” who met and planned the violent deportation at the Masonic Hall, which is now the Bisbee Mining and Historical Society.
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