Featured Exhibit:
Planes, Trains & Automobiles
Former Douglas residents contributed the installation of a new exhibit illustrating Douglas transportation life during the first half of the 20th century. The plane portion of the display consists of photos ranging from the 1927 landing of the first commercial flight in Douglas to Cochise College aviation program students in the 1970s. The display's train portion shows objects from Museum collections such as a signaling lantern and a model of the well-remembered Douglas underpass. Two museum photos feature the train driven by the Hero of Nacozari, Jesus Garcia.
Visitation Hours:
Wednesdays and Saturdays
12pm to 4pm
Smelter Room
Photos and objects from the smelter's over 80 year history. Objects include a mineral display, photos, tools, and safety equipment. Learn about how the smelter brought jobs and created a dynamic economy through most of the 20th century.
Marty-Dess Camera Room
Considered a world-class camera collection, the room displays over 200 cameras. From big cameras to small, the equipment tells the story of two female business owners, Marty Stolp and Edessa Lee, who helped capture the faces of Douglas for decades.
Mexican Revolution Photos
This room holds furniture used by James Douglas as well as vintage photographs of Mexican Revolutionary battles fought in Agua Prieta in 1911 and 1915. The house was struck by bullets during the 1915 battle when Plutarco Elias Calles defended Agua Prieta against an attack by Pancho Villa.
Douglas Schools Museum
Materials and information about schools in Douglas through history is presented. Items were donated by the former Douglas Schools Museum.
Effie Anderson Smith Art Exhibit
An early Arizona impressionist painter (1869-1955), Mrs. A.Y. Smith is considered the Dean of Arizona women artists. Her artwork showcases the beauty of our region.
"...It is the desert and the desert hills and mountains that this artist has glorified, not a land of sand and wasteland, but a country where color runs riot from its desert blossoms to its famous sunsets..."
- Douglas Daily Dispatch - January 1942