[WESTERN AMERICANA] -- [ARIZONA]. ROTHROCK, G.H. (1843-1924), photographer. Bank of Arizona [Prescott, Arizona Territory].

6 1/8 x 3 3/8 in. stereoview on cardstock mount (rich tonality; discoloration/stain near top left edge of mount and print, corner wear and chip to top left edge of mount). Verso features Rothrock's "Arizona Scenery" imprint with blank fields for title and image number accomplished in manuscript: "Bank of Arizona," and "102," respectively.

The Bank of Arizona is located on the corner. Also visible in the image are building signs for C.C. Bean; Bowen, Knowles & Co.; a law office; and an establishment called "The Capitol."

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George H. Rothrock was born in Missouri but grew up mostly in California after his family settled on a ranch near Marysville. He operated his first photography studio with fellow photographer William Houghton in Bakersfield, California from 1870-1875, and he opened Phoenix's first photography studio in the fall of 1877 after his photographic exploration of the territory including stops at Fort Bowie, Solomonville, the San Carlos reservation, Fort Apache, Fort Verde, and other fascinating locales in the region. Rothrock moved to Tempe in 1893 and largely gave up the photography business soon after that. His body of work is immense, capturing and telling the story of Arizona Territory and its inhabitants as the century and its long-fought Indian Wars drew near a close.

Rowe, Jeremy. Arizona Stereographs 1865 to 1930. Nevada City: Carl Mautz Publishing, 2014.

[WESTERN AMERICANA] -- [ARIZONA]. ROTHROCK, G.H. (1843-1924), photographer. Bank of Arizona [Prescott, Arizona Territory].

[WESTERN AMERICANA] -- [ARIZONA]. ROTHROCK, G.H. (1843-1924), photographer. Bank of Arizona [Prescott, Arizona Territory].