Description: View of Roosevelt Dam on the Apache Trail (Arizona Highway 88) near Roosevelt, Arizona. The image shows the curved masonry dam face set between rocky canyon walls, with the reservoir and distant mountain ranges visible beyond. Roosevelt Dam was a pioneering irrigation project that brought water to the Salt River Valley and enabled agricultural development across the surrounding desert region.
Publisher: Color-King Natural Color Card – Cline Photo, Inc., Chattanooga, Tennessee. Card number ICS-16406-14.
Posted: Posted April 20, 1974, from Chattanooga, Tennessee area. Sent to Bessie Obert, R.1, Box 22, Hillsboro, Wisconsin 54634. The sender writes to Mom and Grandma, mentioning a visit to the dam the previous day, a side trip to Coolidge, and a ride taken by Bill that was described as terrifying. The sun is noted as great, Lowell is mentioned as being off work, and he is taking the group to Tombstone. The message closes with hopes to see everyone soon.
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