Photos: Congress Street scenes, Tucson, ca. 1950s
These photos, taken by a Tucson Citizen photographer in the 1950s, captured moments in time on an average day at Congress Street and Scott Avenue in downtown Tucson.
The photos captured the spirit of great street photographers such as Henri Cartier-Bresson and Robert Frank. Was the photographer thinking along those lines? We'll never know.
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Street scenes, Tucson, 1950s
People on the sidewalk on Congress Street at or near Scott Avenue in Tucson, ca. 1950s.
Street scenes, Tucson, 1950s
People on the sidewalk on Congress Street at or near Scott Avenue in Tucson, ca. 1950s.
Street scenes, Tucson, 1950s
People on the sidewalk on Congress Street at or near Scott Avenue in Tucson, ca. 1950s.
Street scenes, Tucson, 1950s
People on the sidewalk on Congress Street at or near Scott Avenue in Tucson, ca. 1950s.
Street scenes, Tucson, 1950s
People on the sidewalk on Congress Street at or near Scott Avenue in Tucson, ca. 1950s.
Street scenes, Tucson, 1950s
People on the sidewalk on Congress Street at or near Scott Avenue in Tucson, ca. 1950s.
Street scenes, Tucson, 1950s
People on the sidewalk on Congress Street at or near Scott Avenue in Tucson, ca. 1950s.
Street scenes, Tucson, 1950s
People on the sidewalk on Congress Street at or near Scott Avenue in Tucson, ca. 1950s.
Street scenes, Tucson, 1950s
People on the sidewalk on Congress Street at or near Scott Avenue in Tucson, ca. 1950s.
Street scenes, Tucson, 1950s
People on the sidewalk on Congress Street at or near Scott Avenue in Tucson, ca. 1950s.
Street scenes, Tucson, 1950s
People on the sidewalk on Congress Street at or near Scott Avenue in Tucson, ca. 1950s.
Street scenes, Tucson, 1950s
The only information on a package of negatives from the Tucson Citizen photo archives. Inside were pictures of Congress Street at or near Scott Avenue in Tucson, ca. 1950s.
Rick Wiley
Photo editor
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