Orto Photograph Collection
Steve and Anne Orto owned the Hobby Craft Shop at 46 W. 2nd Street, Yuma, Arizona from 1953 to 1977. Both were popular, civic-minded citizens who contributed to the quality of life in Yuma. Anne was an active member of the Christian Science Church, Pilot Club, Desert Manor, Freedoms Foundation, Yuma County Historical Society and co-founder of Senior Citizens Day on the Territorial Mall. The Ortos were charter members of the Yuma Fine Arts Association and headed the Arts and Crafts display at the Yuma County Fair for twenty-eight years. The collection is arranged in eight series: Series I: Arts and Crafts, Series II: Buildings, Series III: Contact Prints, Series IV: Family and Friends, Series V: Fine Arts, Series VI: Landscapes, Series VII: Portraits, Series VIII: Oversized. See container list.
