Ajo, Arizona

photo taken early 2010

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Ajo Federated Church 2010

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1961 Homecoming vs Bisbee Pumas.

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Game program. Photo by John Hickman Sr.

Click for larger image.

Snow Day

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Photo by Bill Starling from the 1960's.

Pirate on the Jr. High Gym floor 2010

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Red Raiders

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Black and White

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Elementary school entrance. Date unknown.

5th Annual Ajo Reunion info from the Copper News.

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Figured if anyone is interested in attending, I would share this photo.
Looks like there are plenty of contact email addresses there for further info.

Click the photo for a larger image!

Old Ajo photo

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http://www.acmeron.com/arizona/Ajo%20bank%20MC.jpg
Found on a site dedicated to Valley National Bank photos.

Ajo THEN and NOW

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Click on 'mining towns' for Ajo. Then roll your cursor over the 'THEN' image to reveal the exact location as it is 'NOW'. http://www.azpbs.org/arizonastories/thenandnow.php

Curley School

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Found this link online. There's a short video on the website as well. See below.
http://www.preservationnation.org/take-action/awards/national-preservation-awards/curley-school.html

Ajo Cemetery

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Photo taken in the late 90's, I believe.

Ajo Smelter 1995

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First Grade

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Old photo, but the first grade area no longer looks like this. Currently there are no swing sets.

Photo taken in the late 90's, I believe.

Ajo Plaza facing west

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Photo by Larry Lenhart. 2009.

Formerly the Phelps Dodge Mercantile

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Photo by Larry Lenhart. 2009.

Broken sundial at the Curley School.

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Ajo Plaza 12/09

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Photos by Louie Walters.

Chad Hummer's ride around A Mountain

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http://www.vimeo.com/7882112

Panoramic photos

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Scroll down a little more than 1/2 way and you'll see some photos from the Ajo Historical Society Museum.
http://www.circularworlds.com/gallery.html

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Ajo Facebook Fan Page!

Jan 2009

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click for bigger image

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Power outage in Ajo. See below link for more info. Hope all Ajoites are okay!!

http://www.azfamily.com/news/homepagetopstory/stories/gila-bend-news-072009-gila-bend-power.5c84b073.html

Ajo Elementary School. Jan 2009

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Photo c/o Mark Boozer.

Scenic Ajo

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A couple of photos from Mark Boozer.

Homicide in Ajo

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From the Copper News:

Breaking news...
"The body of a young Ajo girl was discovered in a wash by the 500 block of Ocotillo, about a block from her home on Solana, about 7 p.m. Thursday. Her death, an apparent homicide, is being investigated by the Pima County Sheriff's Dept."
http://www.cunews.info/news/news.html

More news:
"An arrest has been made in the Pima County Sheriff's Department investigaton of the homicide of a young girl in the town of Ajo, Arizona.

Evidence at the scene led to a residence, which led to the arrest of 19-year-old Loretto Alegria of Ajo. He has been charged with first degree murder.
It is believed that the child was murdered inside the residence and then dumped in the wash area.

PCSO says around 7:00 p.m. Thursday night, two children riding their bicycles near the wash in the 500 block of West Ocotillo Ave. found the body of a seven-year-old girl. A nearby homeowner called 911.
Sheriff's deputies tells News 4 that there are signs of obvious blunt force trauma to the victim."
http://www.kvoa.com/global/story.asp?s=10560296

Oasis Theater

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2 interior photos of the Ajo Oasis Theater.
Photos by Debra Anne via Facebook. 2009

"Crater Rain"

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Rain at Crater Range, outside of Ajo.
May '09
Photo by Jennifer Hummer

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Memorial Service for Cindy Orr will be this Saturday (5/16) at 2:00pm at the Douglas Funeral Home in Ajo. A get together after will be at the Orr's home on Briggs Road.

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An email I received from my father this morning:

Cindy Orr passed away (5/7/09).
Junior and high school biology teacher Mr. Terry Orr's wife Cindy passed away last night. She had been fighting emphysema for a few years and was on oxygen. She became critical last Friday and was taken to Tucson. She never regained consciousness. She had been the elementary school principal here and in recent years taught in Gila Bend before the emphysema forced her to retire.

Jr. High outdoor ball court

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Jan. '09

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seat cushions

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Just got this in the mail from my family. :)

Folklorico Ajo

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Taken in the back of Ajo Curley School (Jr. High area). 2008 or 09.
Photo courtesy of Brittany Holt.

classrooms

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Peeking inside one of the elementary school classrooms. Jan 2009. Click picture for slightly larger image.

Inside the HS Gym

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Jan 2009. Click for larger picture.

Ajo High School Gym

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Jan. 2009

The Oasis

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Movie theater, now a deli. 2009.

Ajo High 2009

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Facing the Plaza

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Jan. 2009

2nd grade classroom

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Photo taken by me. Jan. 2009.

Ajo Elementary School 2009

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Taken this month. Facing the 2nd grade.
Click for a bigger photo.

Hotel Cornelia

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Bottom photo is looking inside one of the hotel windows. Photo taken late 90's.

Lahissa

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Taken in the Ajo Cemetery, late 90's I believe.
Click the image for a larger photo. If you would like to know more about what's written in copper wire on the cross, feel free to click the following link.
http://joeorman.shutterace.com/Bizarre/Bizarre_Cross.html

Jr. High

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Taken in the mid 90's facing the 4th grade playground. The mining buildings (and smoke stack) in the background are no longer there. I'm not sure if the playground equipment is either.

Facebook

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Visit us on Facebook!
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Ajoites!

Scenic

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More (somewhat recent) photos of the desert around Ajo. The first one is of Ajo itself, taken atop Rocalla Rd (near the water tanks). The last 3 are of the surrounding area.
All photos by John Hickman Sr.
Click for larger pictures.

Hospital Hill

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My father took these years ago (mid to late 90's, I believe). One of my favorite buildings in Ajo. Years later we were able to take interior photos. I wish I could have done that again. I plan to post those pictures soon. Meanwhile, here is New Cornelia Hospital.
*click on the photos for larger images.

Swingslide

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Swing set and slide, facing the 3rd grade area, Ajo Elementary School, 1994.

Class Time

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While going through some old photos, I came across these two. Taken from one of my many trips inside the Ajo Elementary (Curley) School. These are from a 2nd grade classroom. 2000 or '01, I believe.

Southside of Ajo

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Photo by Jon Marion (feel free to reply with a website if you have one, Jon! And thank you for the use of your photo!). Appears to be taken around the holidays (wreath on the lightpost).

The Mine

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Can't remember when I took this. The last few years, I'm sure. Click for a huge photo.

Spider

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Another piece of playground equipment that is no longer there. First grade playground area. Also around 1994. Photo by me.

nineteen ninety four

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I took these photos in 1994 during one of my trips home from college. I don't think the playground equipment in photo 2 is there anymore (behind the 2 grade area), and the bottom photo was taken on the field across from the elementary school entrance. I can't remember what the field is called. Click on the photos for a larger image.

Church at Night

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Ajo Church by Boyd and Evans. Image from corbis.com.

Ajo Al's

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Ajo Al's by Stephen Morath.

I used to have a print of this. It was lost in my many moves. *sad face*

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2nd grade fountain, elementary school. Photo by me. 2001

photos from around the "A"

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Scenery from around "A" mountain.
Photos by Julie Johnson, 2007.

Intro

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Born and raised, I love Ajo and would like to use this blog to post information and photos about my favorite little (former) mining town of the Southwest.
I'll be uploading photos from family and friends if they wish, older photos I took years ago, and posting new ones from recent visits (and if I can get my FATHER TO SEND ME MORE PHOTOS).
*ahem*

Just kiddin', Dad!! ^_^

*me at the Ajo Elementary School, approx. 2001.