Tombstone History

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The Rich History Surrounding the City of Tombstone

The Rich History Surrounding the City of Tombstone

The city of Tombstone, AZ has much history to share with you while you are visiting. In addition to the more famous places like the OK Corral and Boothill, there is a wide range of people and places that brought life to this area.

The photos for the slideshow here are provided courtesy of Nancy Sosa at the Tombstone Archives, which is located right near the downtown area at 601 E. Fremont St.

The archives are open M–F from 8 a.m.–5 p.m., and they are eager to share their great collection of photos and other info with you when you visit. Please stop in and see them!

Tombstone History

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Arcade Hotel in the 1910s
The Birdcage Theatre Café in 1937
The City Hall 1940s
Men standing by the wall
An image of the St. Paul’s Episcopal Church
A courthouse in the 1910’s
Cummings at Birdcage in 1929
The Fly Studio Burning in July 1915
An image of the gas station at Allen Street
A Grand Hotel in 1881
Men lining up for a picture
The LW Blinn Building
The OK Corral in September 1960
A pioneer store now a visitor center
A Tourist Hotel
The Bisbee Massacre Card
An image of the Boothill
An image of the Antonio Cristini Store
An image of the Bird Cage Interior
An image of the Crystal Palace Interior
An image of the Tourist Hotel Interior
An image of the Million Dollar Stope
An image of the Stamp Mills
An image of the Tombstone Mills
An image of the Earp Brothers
A portrain shot of Ed Schieffelin
An image of Ellen Cashman
A headshot of Frank McLaury
An image of Fred White
An image of indigenous folk
An image of Marge Colvin
An image of two men in white
An image of two dead men
An image of Sid Wilson
An image of Tom McLaury
An image of the old Tombstone Baseball team
An image of the women’s basketball team
A view of the 5th 7 Allen Street
An image from the Helldorado Filming in 1929
A view of Allen Street
A view of Fermont street
An image of a parade in 1886
A view of Tombstone in 1882
A view of snow in Tombstone in 1882