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Arizona Highways QuickTime VR Panoramas.  Interactive panoramas of several dramatic sites in Arizona. [tdh]
http://www.arizonahighways.com/static/index.cfm?contentID=62

National Parks and Natural Landscapes.  Nice clickable map leads to photos and descriptions of a variety of natural attractions all over the state.  Links provided to similar sites for California, New Mexico, Nevada, Texas, and Utah.  Created by John Crossley.   [ccr]
http://www.americansouthwest.net/arizona/map.html

John Wesley Powell's Survey of the 1870s.   Follow Powell along the Green and Colorado Rivers.  Maps and fantastic photos, including many stereo pairs that can be viewed in stereo if the viewer is properly equipped.  From the USGS.  [ccr] 
http://3dparks.wr.usgs.gov/3Dcanyons2/ 

North rim of the Grand Canyon

Mission Churches of the Sonoran Desert.  Photos and descriptions of nine missions, including San Xavier del Bac and Tumacacori in Arizona.  From the University of Arizona Library.  [ccr]
http://parentseyes.arizona.edu/missions/

WRA Camps in Arizona, 1942-1946.  A comprehensive treatment of two WWII War Relocation Authority Camps in Arizona where Japanese-Americans were interned.   The Colorado River Center held 18,000 people and the Gila River Center about 13,000.  The site includes excellent photos with descriptions, along with background information.  Created by the University of Arizona Library.   [ccr]
http://parentseyes.arizona.edu/wracamps/ 


Digital Atlases, Searchable Digital Archives, and Other Sites Useful for Exploring Places

Arizona Atlas of Panoramic Aerial Images.   A collection of medium-scale images across the state, including many that are rather spectacular.  Created by William A. Bowen through the auspices of the California Geographical Survey at CSU Northridge.  [ccr] 
http://130.166.124.2/az_panorama_atlas/index.html


 


Mission San Xavier del Bac

Arizona barrel cactus on a hillside above canyon lake