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Vintage Quartzsite Arizona Hi Jolly Camel Monument Real Photo Postcard
Here is a brilliant piece of obscure history captured on a real photo postcard. It shows the stone pyramid monument dedicated to a guy named Hi Jolly out in Quartzsite, Arizona. The monument was built by the Arizona Highway Department in 1935 and features a neat little metal camel silhouette right on top. The plaque tells the story of a Syrian immigrant who served as a camel driver and scout for the federal government. It is just proof that no matter what era of history you look at, the government was always trying out bizarre experiments. Also keep in mind that the RaofferMonkeys text you see floating over the photo is strictly a digital watermark used to protect the scan and is not actually on the physical postcard itself.
This item is in unposted condition with a very clean back featuring a Defender stamp box. You will notice a soft crease on the top right corner and some standard minor edge wear around the borders. Honestly for a piece of paper that likely spent decades sitting in a drawer somewhere in the hot desert, it is holding up incredibly well. Take a close look at all the provided photos to verify the exact condition before you make a purchase.
As an authentic vintage piece, this item may show typical signs of age, which can include minor edge wear, soft or bumped corners, slight yellowing, and light surface blemishes. Please carefully examine all provided high-resolution photos for the most accurate and definitive representation of the item\'s condition prior to purchasing. Trivia Corner
Hi Jolly was actually born Philip Tedro but went by Hadji Ali, which the American soldiers could not pronounce, so they just started calling him Hi Jolly. In 1856 Jefferson Davis, who was the Secretary of War at the time, decided the military needed a United States Camel Corps to cross the brutal Southwest deserts. They brought camels and drivers over from the Middle East, but the experiment totally failed when the Civil War broke out. The army just let the surviving camels wander free into the desert where they were spotted roaming around for decades afterward.
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