The two Kashmir Giants posing with the American photographer James Ricalton, 1903
This sign along Route 66 in 1934 was a mile east of "Ashfork," Arizona (Ash Fork) to let motorists know the distance to the towns west on Route 66 and how far Phoenix and other points south were on Arizona US 89 from that junction. Of course, I-17 would not be built for some time to Phoenix and points south at that point.
F.M. Worner’s Famous Rattler Oil Phoenix, Arizona Territory (1900-1915)
The career of the “snake oil” salesmen was a booming business prior to enhanced regulations around medicinal claims starting in 1906. $2.50 in 1910 is the equivalent to $75.00 in 2022.