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Payson history pictorial

In honor of Payson's 125th anniversary the Payson Roundup is collecting historic photos of Rim Country history. If you have photos you'd like to add to this photo gallery, please e-mail them to: editor@payson.com, or stop by our office at 708 N. Beeline Highway so we can scan a copy. Photos selected for the gallery must be free of copyright protection or must accompany a copyright release, and may be used in an upcoming special edition to commemorate the town's anniversary.

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Zane Grey's cabin — once a historical Rim Country landmark — burned during the Dude ...

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On his third hunting trip in Arizona, author Zane Grey came up short in his ...

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David Gowan was a prospector who stumbled upon the Tonto Natural Bridge in 1877 as ...

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After discovering the Tonto Natural Bridge, David Gowan (left) persuaded his nephew, David Gowan Goodfellow ...

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When David Gowan Goodfellow (front left) brought his family to settle the land surrounding the ...

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The original Rim View Lodge in Payson, Arizona.

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An early photo from inside the Ox Bow Saloon on Main Street in Payson, Arizona. ...

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Parking their cars facing the street made for a more comfortable seat as people gathered ...

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Main Street became the main attraction during what was known as the August Doin's. This ...

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Children in 1937 pose for a photograph on the dirt drive known as Bootleg Alley. ...

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This photo, date unknown, shows a World War ll-era bomber parked at the Payson Airport.

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The Wills family. Viola Wills, top row, left to right, Sadie Dwyer and Francis Marion ...

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