1925: A very interesting illustrated story of a walk from Flagstaff across the Painted Desert, written by a Miss Cockroft, is published in the last issue of the Wide World magazine. Miss Cockroft is a sister of J.G. Cockroft, who for a time was stationed at Lees Ferry as custodian for the Southern California Edison Co. during the survey that company was making of the Colorado River. Aside from the fact that Miss Cockroft didn’t walk across the Painted Desert at all, but made the trip out and back in a taxi, and apart from the fact that the Indian photograph illustrations were not from her camera but from that of J.C. Clarke of Flagstaff and were given to him to her brother who requested them as souvenirs; and considering the little technicality that they were not taken at Cameron at all, but one was taken 25 miles from there and the other more than 100 miles from there, the rest of the tale, if any, may be fairly authentic.
Siersha Knutson Rabin, 2, examines colorful pots of pansies during the annual Pansy Party at Viola's Flower Garden on Saturday. Guests dressed up in their fanciest outfits and enjoyed food and music while shopping for a large variety of pansies.
Marge Friederichs picks out some pretty pansies to buy with daughter Kate Friederichs, left, during the annual Pansy Party at Viola's Flower Garden on Saturday.
Employee David Ramos helps Talia Berkel, 6, with a flower-pounding activity during the annual Pansy Party at Viola's Flower Garden on Saturday.
Hattie Loper, Arizona Daily Sun
Susan Johnson has lived in Flagstaff for over 30 years and loves to delve into her adopted hometown’s past. She has written two books for the History Press, Haunted Flagstaff and Flagstaff’s Walkup Family Murders, and, with her son Nick, manages Freaky Foot Tours. You’ll find her hiking the trails with her corgi, Shimmer.
All events were taken from issues of the Arizona Daily Sun and its predecessors, the Coconino Weekly Sun and the Coconino Sun.
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