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Workers at Phelps Dodge Morenci Mine

Workers for the Phelps Dodge Company stand outside the Morenci Mine






Courtesy of Greenlee County Historical Society
Submitted by Don Lunt 



photo id: 116


Loop #2 in the Morenci Southern Railroad

When building the Morenci Southern Railroad, the surveyors had to find a way to overcome the 1,400-foot rise in elevation from the San Francisco River to the town of Morenci. The solution was to loop the track with a series of five loops through the Morenci Gulch. The first loop was at Morenci. Loops #2, #3 and #4 were in the canyon and were constructed with wood trestles and the final loop went through one of tunnels by the San Francisco River. The railroad was completed in 1901, and was nicknamed "the cork screw railroad of America". The railroad connected Morenci with the Arizona and New Mexico railroad at Guthrie,18 miles away. Because of the heavy grades and numerous curves the trains contained only three cars and a caboose. Two hours were required for a single trip. In 1914, three loops were replaced by switchbacks. The Morenci Southern Railroad was in operation until 1922.



Courtesy of Greenlee County Historical Society
Submitted by Don Lunt 



photo id: 117


Loop #3 in the Southern Morenci Railroad

Loop #3 in the wooden trestle construction.




Courtesy of Greenlee County Historical Society
Submitted by Don Lunt 



photo id: 118


Loop #4 in the Morenci Southern Railroad

Loop #4 in the trestle system for the Morenci Southern Railroad




Courtesy of Greenlee County Historical Society
Submitted by Don Lunt 



photo id: 119


The Town of Morenci

The town of Morenci circa 1908




Courtesy of Greenlee County Historical Society
Submitted by Don Lunt 



photo id: 120


Morenci Arizona

The town of Morenci circa 1938




Courtesy of Greenlee County Historical Society
Submitted by Don Lunt 



photo id: 121


More of the town

Morenci Hotel, Morenci Southern RR yard and the Phelps-Dodge Store, 1934




Courtesy of Greenlee County Historical Society
Submitted by Don Lunt 



photo id: 123


Another View

Morenci Elementary School, Morenci Club, Morenci Southern RR yard, circa 1910




Courtesy of Greenlee County Historical Society
Submitted by Don Lunt 



photo id: 124


Arizona Rangers

The Arizona Rangers were ordered to Morenci in 1903 to resolve a mining strike. They were under the command of Sergeant Jack Foster at the time.




Courtesy of Greenlee County Historical Society
Submitted by Don Lunt 



photo id: 125


Morenci Park

A gathering in Morenci Park in the 1930s.




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Submitted by Don Lunt 



photo id: 126


The Smelter and the Mill

Machine Shop, Smelter & #6 Mill, Morenci, 1913




Courtesy of Greenlee County Historical Society
Submitted by Don Lunt 



photo id: 127


Arizona Copper Company Hospital

Arizona Copper Company Hospital was located at the north end of Burro Alley. This company hospital closed in the late 1930s.




Courtesy of Greenlee County Historical Society
Submitted by Don Lunt 



photo id: 129


The Phelps Dodge Hospital

"New" Phelps-Dodge Hospital, circa 1938-39





Courtesy of Greenlee County Historical Society
Submitted by Don Lunt 



photo id: 130


Morenci Smelter

The Morenci Smelter




Courtesy of Greenlee County Historical Society
Submitted by Don Lunt 



photo id: 131


Wood delivery

Wood delivery in Morenci 





Courtesy of Greenlee County Historical Society
Submitted by Don Lunt 



photo id: 132


#6 Locomotive

#6 Locomotive in front of Morenci Hotel




Courtesy of Greenlee County Historical Society
Submitted by Don Lunt 



photo id: 133


Morenci Smelter Smokestacks

On November 16, 1996, demolition experts sent the two 600 foot high Morenci Smelter Smokestacks to the ground. They were impressive landmarks. In 1941 when the oldest was built, it was ranked as the world's tallest industrial stack.




Photos contributed by Michael Acosta


photo id: 169


Morenci 4-H Ride

Morenci 4H ride to San Francisco River in late 1960s; L-R: Peggy Rice, unknown, Gail McBride, Susan Moore, Bonnie Ray, David Sanchez, unknown, Clyde McBride (leader), Fran ?, ? McBride, Mike Acosta, Terry Salyer, Richard Reed, Larry Williams, unknown, Bruce Patton





Photo contributed by Michael Acosta


photo id: 171

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DeGrazia
Ettore "Ted" DeGrazia - Artist from Morenci

The son of Italian immigrants, Ettore DeGrazia was born in 1909 in the eastern Arizona mining camp of Morenci. As his father worked in the copper mine, young DeGrazia—nicknamed Ted by a schoolteacher—roamed the mountainous region collecting colorful minerals and copper ore. DeGrazia moved to Tucson to attend the University of Arizona, where he supported himself planting trees by day and leading a big band at night. He eventually earned three degrees, including a Master of Arts with his thesis that explored the relationship of color and sound.

After his early paintings were first published in Arizona Highways magazine, DeGrazia traveled to Mexico City to work with mural masters Diego Rivera and José Clemente Orozco, who sponsored a solo exhibition of DeGrazia’s artwork at the prestigious Palacio de Bellas Artes in 1942.

Courtesy of the DeGrazia Gallery of the Sun, Tucson, AZ




 


photo id: 204

Degrazia Gallery of the Sun Tucson
DeGrazia Gallery of the Sun

DeGrazia opened his first adobe studio in 1944 on the outskirts of Tucson at Prince Road and Campbell Avenue. The city quickly engulfed him, so he and his wife, Marion, bought the then-remote foothills site to build the Gallery in the Sun. His artwork gained enduring international acclaim when his painting Los Niños was chosen as a UNICEF greeting card that sold millions worldwide in 1960. As the value of his original artwork soared, his fame and finances flourished.

To protest inheritance taxes on works of art, DeGrazia hauled about 100 of his paintings on horseback to the Superstition Mountains near Phoenix and set them ablaze in 1976. This infamous event was reported in such publications as The Wall Street Journal and People magazine, becoming part of DeGrazia’s legend before his death in 1982.




                                                      
Courtesy of the DeGrazia Gallery of the Sun, Tucson, AZ
 


photo id: 205

degrazia; ceramic saguaro bowl
DeGrazia working in ceramics

Ted Degrazia creating a ceramic saguaro bowl



                                                      
Courtesy of the DeGrazia Gallery of the Sun, Tucson, AZ
 


photo id: 206

degrazia free as wind
DeGrazia Painting

One of DeGrazia's famous works..."Free As the Wind"




                                                      
Courtesy of the DeGrazia Gallery of the Sun, Tucson, AZ
 


photo id: 207

Degrazia Love Me
DeGrazia Painting

"Love Me" painting.



Courtesy of the DeGrazia Gallery of the Sun, Tucson, AZ


photo id: 208

Degrazia Magic of Predawn
DeGrazia Painting

Work titled "Magic of Pre Dawn"


Courtesy of the DeGrazia Gallery of the Sun, Tucson, AZ


photo id: 209

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