Flagstaff's Hotel Weatherford is the oldest in town. The great landscape artist Thomas Moran completed his western sketches here, while author Zane Gray wrote his "Call of the Canyon" while staying here as well. There is not much left in the hotel that recalls those days, except for its original safe, which is now displayed in the main lobby. I moved in on its handles and lock dial to stress its function, while also emphasizing the ornate, hand-painted decoration, placing the safe in time. In those times, safes were designed not just to protect, but also to project a sense of wealth and taste. They were furniture as well as appliances. This image evokes a sense of that past, inviting our touch and commanding our interest and respect.