Street Scene: Tom Mix Memorial

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Pinal Pioneer Parkway (State Route 79),

near Florence (link)

Jan. 6, 1880 – Oct. 12, 1940

In Memory of

TOM MIX

Whose spirit left his body on this spot,

and whose characterization and portrayals

in life served to better fix memories of

the Old West in the minds of living men.

(Next Post on Monday: Trick or Treat)

Street Scene: Titan Missile Museum

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Entry door to the underground facility.

Below: The warhead and part of the missile;

no stencil lettering on the missile which was

in the movie Star Trek: First Contact.

Amusing video.

(Next Monday: Anatomy of a Logo: Neal Adams Monsters,

a Frankenstein, Werewolf and Count Dracula graphic novel.)