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![Observing party at Station Posten which is located on Poston Butte cgs00303.jpg Observing party at Station Posten which is located on Poston Butte](https://s3.amazonaws.com/s3-east-testmedia-noaa.woc.noaa.gov/dam/Photos/legacy/pl23_cgs00303.jpg)
Description
Observing party at Station Posten which is located on Poston Butte. The station name was apparently mis-spelled and stamped incorrectly. The pyramid is thefire temple of pioneer Arizona statesman Charles Poston (1852-1902) whoconverted to Zoroastroism. Poston is known as the Father of Arizona and isburied at this site.
Photographer
Mr. Floyd Risvold
Display Date
1935 January
Location
Arizona, Florence
Collection
Historic Coast & Geodetic Survey
Geodesy
Oscar and Floyd Risvold
NOAA Affiliation
USC&GS;