History Up Close & Personal

Bisbee’s storied past is recorded, reflected, and retold in the Museum’s oral history collection. Share a smile at the memories of growing up, living, and working in Bisbee in its heyday as a thriving industrial city with a definite personality. If you are interested only in certain topics, such as mining, banking, holidays, ranching… you name it, use the keyword search.

Nelson Bledsoe interviewer unknown March 4th 1971

Content: 00:10 Early Days of Bisbee

Date Recorded: 04/03/1971

Interviewed By: Unknown

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Nick Pavlovich interviewed by Beverly Woods - Feb 23, 1993 (part 2)

Content: Fire alarm box 6:00, Children games 7:00, Franklin School 7:20, Pranks 10:10, Children pastimes 11:20, Stores 13:30, Grocery solicitors 15:00, Milk delivery 16:40, Gambling 17:30, Floods 19:00, Highway 80 20:00, Rose Bowl 21:20, Post Office parking 21:50, Newpapers 22:20, Newpaper processes 25:00, Library 26:35, Boarding houses 28:00, Zacatecas 34:30, Population 41:00, Real Estate market 42:00, Mine tour 45:40, Tourism 47:00, Wallace's Pool Hall 53:40, Discipline 55:00, Restaurants 58:00

Date Recorded: 23/02/1993

Interviewed By: Beverly Woods

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Nick Pavlovich, interviewed by Beverly Woods - Feb 23, 1993 (part 1)

Content: Newspaper route 1:40, Prostitution 3:30, Proprietorship 4:40, Jail meals 5:00, Grande Cafe 5:40, Los Angeles 8:00, School life 13:00, Phelps Dodge employment 15:40, Assay office 21:00, Mining accidents 24:00, Radio Station 28:50, World War II 29:40, Military radio 34:00, Bisbee Daily Review employment 40:45, Covering accidents 41:40, Bisbee Chamber of Commerce 44:05, Cable system 45:00, Strike 51:30, Yugoslovic immigration 52:50, Ethnic food 57:00, Christmas 59:20

Date Recorded: 23/02/1993

Interviewed By: Beverly Woods

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Nogales High Apaches Vs. Bisbee High Pumas broadcasting by Arlo Woolery- Game 2 of the 1952 pumaskin football season

Content: Player lineup 0:48, Border relations 3:00, Arizona Governor Howard Pyle 4:20, Play by Play 5:40, Advertisement/Sponsors 7:30, Apache Tochdown 9:00, Arizona Governor Howard Pyle 9:24, Apache offensive 9:50, Puma offensive 10:42, Halftime with Arizona Governor Howard Pyle, Border relations 14:30, **Bad recording after 15:00

Interviewed By: Arlo Woolery

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Norma Padovan interviewed by Beverly Woods - Nov 1, 1993

Content: Lineage 0:10, Italian immigration 0:20, Tuberculosis illness 1:50, Birth 4:15, Housing 7:30, Needlework 10:00, Recycled textiles 10:50, Clothing 17:00, Electricity 21:00, Knitting for Red Cross 21:30, Hopechests 27:00, Denver Post 28:10, Children pastimes 34:05, Ironing 38:20, County Fair 39:30, Starching 44:30

Date Recorded: 01/11/1993

Interviewed By: Beverly Woods

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Norman Bird interviewed by Carl Nelson - May 24, 1972

Content: Phelps Dodge 0:40, Mining school 1:45, Warren Company Streetcar 2:30, 1923 Snowstorm 5:23, Schedule and stops 9:12, Streetcar components 13:15

Date Recorded: 24/05/1972

Interviewed By: Carl Nelson

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Ola Moore interviewed by Jim Cox

Content: Church 0:20, Business locations 0:50, Street cars 1:50, Business locations 2:28, Bandstand 3:09, Water burros 3:49, Business locations 5:10, Street car 5:36, Shooting 7:55, Newspaper 8:20, Residences 10:30, Horse stables 12:45, Warren Ballpark 13:59, Wrestling 15:00, Warren Ballpark 15:40, Bandstand 16:30

Interviewed By: Jim Cox

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Olga Pincock interviewed by Beverly Woods - May 27, 1998

Content: Lineage 0:12, Serbian immigration :20, Boarding house 5:20, Angora goat ranch 6:45, Chores 7:50, Ethnic food 8:30, St. Michael festival 9:45, Schools 11:00, Serbian Hall 12:55, Patron saint day celebration 13:45, Lowell Farmer's Market 16:00, Bisbee Business College 16:30, Employment 16:45, Marriage 17:40, Serbian Church 18:30, Immigrants 21:00, Housing construction 24:30, Canyon ranches 28:00, Blue Moon dancehall 32:00, Theaters 34:05, Courthouse work 35:00, Goat ranches 38:30, Wildlife 39:05, Ethnic meals 40:10, Serbian Christmas 42:00, Easter 43:05, Greetings 43:20, International travel 44:07, Grocery stores 46:05, Serbian proprietorship 47:45, Dancehalls 50:40, Miller Canyon picnic 51:15

Date Recorded: 27/05/1998

Interviewed By: Beverly Woods

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P.W Newberry interviewed by Stewart Clark-Oct 29, 1970

Content: C&A Mining camp 2:03, Bisbee Mining camp 2:55, Smelting 4:20, Cananea Mining camp 5:30, C&A Company 6:50, Pierce camp 8:42, Tombstone, Arizona 11:03

Interviewed By: Not Set

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Paul&Irene Durrett (Mayor Paul Durrett, Bisbee, Arizona 1960-1968) interviewed by Art Kent-March 18, 1975

Content: Immigration into Bisbee 1:00, CC Camps 1:30, Train jumping 2:25, Bus depot 3:10, Employment 5:00, Shattuck Denn Mining Co 5:45, WWII 6:15, Business locations 7:43, San Jose 8:40, Marriage 9:04, Phelps Dodge Corporation 10:11, Grocery Store 10:29, Lavender pit 11:12, Lowell, Warren and San Jose incorporation 12:45, Mayor Paul Durrett 13:33, Infrastructure 14:23, Retirement 16:20

Date Recorded: 18/03/1975

Interviewed By: Art Kent

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Pauline Beyer interviewed by None Noted

Content: Comming to Bisbee 0:40, Boarding Houses 1:15, Irish Mag mine 1:54, Boarding Houses 3:42, Food 5:09,Boarding Houses 5:26, Angus Hotel 5:45, The French Kitchen Boarding House 6:07, Mrs Mariotti Boarding House 7:14, Boarding Houses 8:40, Mrs Jones Boarding House 10:15, Martin's Cafe 11:25, Newspaper route 12:17, English Immigration 13:25, Boarding Houses 14:20, Street car 15:14, English immigration 15:53, Boarding Houses 17:44, Chinese Immigration 19:54, Chinese Merchants 21:20. Papago Indians/Native Americans 22:27

Interviewed By: Not Set

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Pearl Brooks interviewer unknown - Apr 1, 1979

Content: Phelps Dodge 1:30, Union 1:45, Deportation 2:15, Proprietorship 2:50, The Great Depression 6:55, Injury 7:15, Ice boxes 9:30, Construction costs 10:30, Crime 12:20,

Date Recorded: 01/04/1979

Interviewed By: Unknown

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Phil and Pat Nowlin interviewed by Art Kent

Content: Coming/Moving to Bisbee 00:55, Lincoln School 1:35, Sacramento Hill 2:50, Closing of Sacramento Hill 4:00, Yuma Employment 4:10, Businesses in Bisbee 10:25, Baptist Church 11:15, Shows 15:20, Families 19:20, Employment 23:10 **Tape Has Bad Feedback from 23:10-1:03:00 End of Tape**

Interviewed By: Art Kent

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Philip Sanderson

Content: Coming to Bisbee 1:15, Chamber of Commerce 3:10,W.P.A 4:21, employment 4:59, Copper Statue 6:01, Metal working 8:30, City Seal 11:10, Bibee Copper mine statue 14:01, Tailings 18:28, Metalizing 20:39, Art Work 23:28, Teaching Art 25:00, Photography 28:40

Interviewed By: Not Set

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Phyllis Kennedy interviewed by Beverly Woods June 28th 1993 (One of Two)

Content: Family Tree 00:10, Homestead 4:15, Mother 9:25, Burning the House Down 10:25, Livestock 13:15, Food Storage 13:50, Diet 16:50, Canning/Preserving 18:40, Garden 22:20, Market in Lowell 26:00, Early Bisbee 26:45, Getting By 32:00, Schooling 34:20, Dances 39:30, Homestead 44:50, The Great Depression 46:00, Living in the Mountains 48:35, Death 53:00, Fort Huachuca 53:30, Christmas 55:50, Prohibition 59:35, Childhood 1:01:40

Date Recorded: 08/06/1993

Interviewed By: Beverly Woods

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Phyllis Kennedy interviewed by Beverly Woods June 28th 1993 (Two of Two)

Content: County Fair 00:04, Weather 8:10, 4th of July 10:00, Changes in Bisbee 13:30, Gardening 17:30, Music 18:50, Homesteads in McNeal 21:30, Grandchildren 25:25

Date Recorded: 08/06/1993

Interviewed By: Beverly Woods

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Primrose

Content: Primrose Naval yard 0:30, Badger fights 1:50, Mucking 4:02, Methodist church 6:40, Miners wages 6:40, Street Car 7:15, Boarding houses 13:21, Stock exchange 14:45, Copper Queen Mine 16:14, Copper mining 17:20, Pierce, Arizona 22:01, Ranching 23:50, Basketball 25:29

Interviewed By: Not Set

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Ralph Hargis interviewed by Colleen Crowlie

Content: Teaching People to Mine 00:10, Jigger Boss 1:00, Searching for Ore 2:30, College 3:20, Mining in Bisbee 4:35, Carbide Lights 5:40, Getting Lost in the Mines 7:15, Working for CNA 8:55, Wet and Dry Drilling 9:55, Inspectors 10:30, Searching for Ore 12:00, Junction Mine 13:50, Different Shifts 15:10, Working for Phelps Dodge 15:30, Harry Clark 17:45, Employment 17:55, Deportation 21:00, How Drills Were Powered 23:30, Mule Barns 26:20, Horses 30:10, Hired House Cleaners 31:30, Orchard 34:25, Nationality 36:30, Mother 37:00, Selling Fruit 39:40, Schooling 41:25, Roaring 20s 41:40, Going Out in Bisbee 47:15, Naco 48:05, Water 49:40, Hotel Family Business 51:35, Gas Station Family Business 54:00

Interviewed By: Not Set

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Ray Ewing interviewed by Unknown

Content: Bisbee '17 3:16, Arizona Daily Star 5:20, Bisbee Deportation 5:30, Industrial Workers of the World 9:06, Foreigners 11:30, Bisbee Loyalty League 21:10, Columbus, NM 23:43, Constitution violation 31:15, Tombstone AZ 33:01, Felix Frankfurter 33:20, Mining Hazards 38:21, Women involved in Deportation 42:13, Attitudes from citizens during deportation 44:20, Wobblies 45:55, Atmosphere 48:45, Change Room Law 49:45, Safety features in mines 50:45, Miner Strike 52.07

Interviewed By: Not Set

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Raymond Owen interviewed by Art Kent-May 20, 1975

Content: Bisbee 0:58, Messenger 1:30, Machinist 1:48, Southern Pacific Railroad 2:45, Steam Engine 3:29, WWII 4:50, Railroad Yards 5:40, Train 8:00, Different railroad districts 9:45, Train Stations 11:00, Steam engine 12:00,Water stations 12:40,Southern Pacific Railroad 14:20, Coal 16:09, WWII 18:30, United States Army 19:05

Date Recorded: 20/05/1975

Interviewed By: Art Kent

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Robert Douglas interviewed by Alice Metz

Content: The Church of Ladder Day Saints 1:45, New York, New York 3:05, Death 4:40, Marriage 5:40, Phelps Dodge Corporation 7:00, Train 8:10, Birth 9:45, Family Tree 10:30

Interviewed By: Alice Metz

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Rowley Dings interviewed by Deborah Meus

Content: Grand Hotel 0:48, Coming to Bisbee 1:20, Future development of Bisbee 7:40, Coming to Bisbee 9:45, Brewery gulch rejuvenation 13:35, Grand Hotel restoration 20:33, Inflation and income 23:01, Natives vs Neo-natives 25:00, Tourist industry 26:45, Mexican People 27:50, Cochise county economy 29:01, Pollution 32:10, Local economy 35:30, Neo-Natives vs. Hippies 38:09

Interviewed By: Deborah Meus

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Roy Colbert interviewed by Beverly Woods May 5th 2000 (One of Two)

Content: Family Tree 00:58, Coming/Moving to Cochise County 4:15, 1st Family Vehicle 5:25, Spanish Influenza 16:10, Growing up in Pearce 17:30, Farming 21:10, Building a School 21:45, Church 23:20, Celebrations 27:25, Baseball Game 28:10, Catholic Church 33:25, Saloon 34:40, Schooling 38:00, Catching Skunks 42:10, Homestead 50:00, Baseball 53:20, Sulphur Springs 56:55

Date Recorded: 05/05/2000

Interviewed By: Beverly Woods

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Roy Colbert interviewed by Beverly Woods May 5th 2000 (Two of Two)

Content: Skunk 00:10, Horses 1:25, Light 4:45, Blasting the Mine in Pearce 7:50, Transportation 10:50, Leaving Pearce 18:20, Hauling Ice 22:30, Memories 23:00, Badger Fights 32:50, Bisbee Mining 35:10, Streetcar 38:15, Boarding Houses 40:10, Cochise Das 43:00, Stock Exchange 45:30, Phelps Dodge 47:40, Copper Queen Mines 49:30, Nicknames 50:15, Uniforms 57:30, High School 59:30

Date Recorded: 05/05/2000

Interviewed By: Beverly Woods

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Ruby Haynes interviewed by Beverly Woods-June 12, 1995

Content: Family 0:45, Death 2:40,Marriage 3:20, Brewery Gulch 5:20, Bakery 6:01, Flood 7:55, The Great Depression 9:52, English immigration 10:23, Shops in Lowell 12:37, P.D Store 12:57, Christmas 25:50, Minimum wage 27:45, Phelps Dodge Corporation 28:40, Clothing 30:30, Cosmetics 31:00, Cananea 32:10, Food 32:45, Clothing 35:30, Inflation 36:28, Bus 37:10, Horses,burros and Mules 38:44, Highway system 39:45, Taxes 40:10, Motorcycle 41:17, Dress shop 41:42, Shoe stores 42:40, Grocery stores 46:01, Retirement 46:30, Tourism 48:25

Date Recorded: 12/06/1995

Interviewed By: Beverly Woods

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Rufus D'albini interviewed by Beverly Woods-Feb 28,1996

Content: Parents 0:33, Homesteading 6:30, Transfer horse team 7:04, Cattle ranching 8;14, cattle theft 9:01, homesteading 9:45, birth 12:36, Indoor plumbing 16:35, Great Depression programs 22:20, Siblings 24:01, Schooling 25:15, Ranching 28:58, Automobile 32:30, Auto Accident 35:00, Rabid dog 36:07, Child prostitution in brewery gulch 37:51, Horses 40:41,Exploring back country 43:30, Mother 48:40, Saddle 53:04, Raising turkeys 53:55, Wild predators 54:05, Prohibition 1:00:48

Date Recorded: 28/02/1996

Interviewed By: Beverly Woods

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Russell Meadows

Content: Early Childhood 0:08, Pharmacy 2:22, Proprietorship 5:00, Selling out 7:12, State board 8:30, Passing legislature 12:20, Senate 15:00, Pharmacy locations 22:15, Retirement 25:19, Pharmacies 30:00

Interviewed By: Not Set

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Ruth Hall interviewed by Carl Nelson Sept 28th 1971

Content: Bisbee Junction 0:55, Trains 1:30, Dairies in Bisbee 4:30, Homesteaders 6:00, International Line 6:18, Working in Mexico 7:00, Bisbee Train 9:00, Pasteurizing Plant 9:45, Family Tree 11:00, Coming to Bisbee 12:40, Bisbee Junction 12:55, Professional Club 14:05, Telephones 14:15, School House 15:40, Baptist Church 16:45

Date Recorded: 28/09/1971

Interviewed By: Carl Nelson

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Ruth Kendall

Content: Family 0:29, Schooling 1:51, Ranching 3:09, Schooling 4:20, Mining 5:20, Odd jobs 6:00, Tombstone 8:50, Drought 10:52, CCC camps 14:23, Tourism 15:41, Tourism 15:41, Chinese immigration 19:00, Christmas 20:39, Ranching 20:20, Bad Recording** 21:00, Neighborhood friends 33:00, Dances 34:15, Father 35:45, Border Patrol 37:01, Mexican immigration 38:05, Family tree 39:45, El dorado 41:01, Native Americans 41:35, 4-H/Mentoring 43:45, Square dancing 44:39

Interviewed By: Not Set

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Ruth Mcgregor interviewed by John Halliday-1980

Content: Immigration to Bisbee, Arizona 0:48, Nursing 2:09, Boarding homes 4:50, Schools 6:58, Typhoid fever 9:33, Small pox 11:25, Miners medical care 13:05,Phelps Dodge and Calumet co. 13:49, Poverty 14:26, Dentistry 15:23, Sanitation practices 15:45, epidemics 17:23, Child death 18:41, Hospitals in Tucson 20:01, WWII & gonorrhea outbreak 20:23, Population of Bisbee 22:56, Mining accidents 25:25, Water supply 26:34, Vision problems 28:30, Czechoslovakian immigration 30:19, Nursing classes 33:12, Library 35:49, Unemployment in Bisbee 37:43

Interviewed By: John Halliday

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