Phoenix trip

Last weekend we drove to Phoenix for several purposes. The first was the Arizona State Capitol Museum. It is located in the original capitol building, where the legislative bodies, governor and other officeholders had their offices. The facility became outdated and a new, adjacent building was constructed in 1977, which is the current site of the governor's office and the legislative bodies.

The old building was built in 1901, before becoming a state in 1912. It is four stories. The top floor has access to the House chanber. The desks look like school desks! You can click on any picture to see a larger image.

The third floor has a series of displays showing the steps from territory to state, in particular the battle to get the Constitution approved for statehood. One of the first changes was to restore the judge recall provision which prevented approval initially.
This floor also has a very nice Edward Curtis room with many of his photographs.

  It also has several very nice Western Apache  and Tohono O'odham baskets.
The second floor has the various offices held at the time. The next  picture shows Governor Hunt at his desk.




A very interesting exhibit on the second floor is about the Harvey girls.

The next picture shows the Arizona Great Seal.

The first floor has a fascinating exhibit about the USS Arizona. This picture shows all 1100 and some men on board the boat! Be sure to look at a larger image of this one.