Jo Ann Rose Collection

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Volume:: 22 black-and-white copy photographs and 20 copy negatives
Views include:: The most significant images are those that portray members of the Manning family, as well as homes and scenes in Flagstaff. There are also photographs of a Charlie Isham and Father Vabre.
Biographic Note:: This collection focuses on the family of Dr. George Felix Manning, one of Flagstaff's pioneers. Manning, who was a Confederate Veteran, came to Flagstaff in 1887 and opened a medical practice. He and his wife, Sarah E. Manning, apparently had five children (birth order is not known): Althea, George Felix Jr. (Felix), Henrietta (Yettie), Thomas Peyton, and Julia. Althea married Joseph Wilson on September 19, 1907. Felix married Lois Anderson on October 12, 1912, practiced medicine in Flagstaff, and served as Coconino County Health officer and head of the state health department. He died of a heart attack in 1954. Yettie married Edward M. Brown on April 20, 1907. Julia wed Albert E. Kleiser on September 7, 1904. Thomas Peyton, also a physician, served as Coconino County Physician for a time.

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Northern Arizona University