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The Sharlot Hall Museum Archives preserves and makes available roughly 120,000 photographs representing several dozen eclectic topics regarding Prescott, Yavapai County and Arizona.
As of August, 2008, almost 8000 images in our collection are viewable online. A camera icon in the search results indicates one or more images associated with that record are viewable.

How to find a photograph

Search our catalog
  • Search our still photograph index to locate your image by keyword, person, or place name
  • Note the call number for further reference
Search for all of these words: (AND)


...for any of these words: (OR)


...for this phrase: (partial word allowed)



Arizona Memory Project from Arizona State Library, Archives and Public Records
Sharlot Hall Museum and the Arizona Memory Project provides several mediums of digital content for remote access including photographs, maps, and oral histories. This site displays the image as well as data about the image, however the number of photos listed, although increasing, is limited
  • Search the collections by keyword, person, or place name
  • Refer to ‘Digital Identifier’ for call number (show me)
Days Past
These photographs accompany over 400 historical articles
  • Search this collection of digital images by keyword, person, or place name
Aerial Photographs
Discover our extensive digital collection of aerial and satellite photographs of Yavapai County

How to do further research

  • Call the Archives to schedule an appointment (928.445.3122) or submit a research request

How to order a photograph

  • To obtain a photographic reproduction of a still image, map, or document in our collection, please fill out the reproduction form and mail the form and payment to:
  • Sharlot Hall Museum Archives
    415 W. Gurley
    Prescott, AZ 86301
    New fee schedule as of 10/24/07

Other Photographic Resources

Photographs From The 19th Century: A Process Identification Guide
A full-text e-book dedicated to photographic processes by William E. Leyshon
  • Use the accompanying ‘Fotofind’ to help ID your photographs