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    • September 12

    • September 12

    • Unknown

    • Apache Kid, b. ca. 1860

    • On this date in 1893, cattlemen and farmers of Cochise County were warned to go armed at all times as the Apache Kid was believed to be in the area. This circa 1888 photograph shows the Apache Kid as he appeared while a he was a prisoner in Globe....
    • November 30

    • November 30

    • Unknown

    • Apache Trail Historic Road (Ariz.)

    • The Apache Trail between Phoenix and Roosevelt Lake was opened to tourists on this date in 1927. This undated photo shows a motorist on the scenic trail.
    • January 27

    • January 27

    • Newcomer, E.D.

    • Arid regions agriculture

    • Crown Prince Amir Saud of Saudi Arabia toured the Salt River Valley on this date in 1947 to obtain ideas for agricultural development of his own country. This undated photograph shows farm workers harvesting onions.
    • June 19

    • June 19

    • Unknown

    • Arizona (Battleship)--History

    • On this date in 1915, seventy thousand people witnessed the launch of the USS Arizona at the New York Naval Yard. The ship was christened with a bottle of the first water to flow over the Roosevelt Dam and champagne. Cost of the ship: $13,000,000....
    • September 20

    • September 20

    • Unknown

    • Arizona--History

    • On this day in 1935, copper mines boosted production and job rolls were increased by 6,000 workers. This circa 1890 photograph shows workers at the Old Dominion copper smelter in Globe with molten copper flowing into forms.
    • February 14

    • February 14

    • Unknown

    • Arizona--History. Statehood (American politics)

    • On this day in 1912, President Taft signed the Statehood Bill making Arizona the 48th state of the United States.
    • October 3

    • October 3

    • Unknown

    • Arizona--Politics and government

    • On this date in 1933, Isabella Greenway was elected Arizona's first female member of Congress. This 1932 photo shows Greenway at the Democratic Convention in Chicago where she was Democratic National Committeewoman for Arizona.
    • November 3

    • November 3

    • Newcomer, E. D.

    • Arizona--Politics and government

    • On this date in 1933 Arizona voted heavily for Franklin D. Roosevelt in the presidential election. Democrats carried state and county tickets, R.C. Stanford was elected governor and one Republican was left in the legislature. This photo shows...
    • November 4

    • November 4

    • Unknown

    • Arizona--Politics and government

    • Campaigning on the pledge "Back to Prosperity With the Democratic party," former Gov. W.P. Hunt defeated incumbent John C. Phillips and becomes governor for the seventh time on this date in 1930. This undated portrait shows Hunt, who won by 2,644...
    • November 7

    • November 7

    • Feldman, Fred J.

    • Arizona--Politics and government

    • Thomas E. Campbell, shown in this undated portrait, defeated gubernatorial incumbent George W.P. Hunt by only 30 votes on this day in 1916 setting off a five month long legal battle.
    • November 26

    • November 26

    • Unknown

    • Arizona--Politics and government

    • Dr. R. B. Moeur, governor-elect, announced on this date in 1932 that he would set an example of sacrifice by cutting his salary to $1,500. Moeur, shown in this undated portrait, encouraged all state employees to do the same.
    • March 8

    • March 8

    • Unknown

    • Arizona Industrial School for Boys--Photographs

    • Construction began on this date in 1902 on a Territorial Reform School in Benson. This photo shows the school circa 1903. It later came to be known as the Arizona Industrial School for Boys.
    • December 8

    • December 8

    • Buehman Studios

    • Arizona National Guard Armory (Tucson, Ariz.)

    • On this date in 1930, Tucson trade unions petitioned Gov. John C. Phillips to open the Armory buildings throughout the state and equip them with cots so that many unemployed will have a warm place to sleep. This undated photo shows the armory...
    • January 24

    • January 24

    • Unknown

    • Arizona National Guard

    • A revolt broke out on this date in 1917 in the Arizona National Guard encampment at Naco, with Company M parading up and down the Company Street, shouting that it wanted to go home. This undated photo shows the squad of the 1st Arizona Infantry...
    • December 30

    • December 30

    • Unknown

    • Arizona Pioneer Historical Society

    • On this date in 1929, the annual meeting of the Arizona Pioneers' Historical Society was held in the society's new quarters in the University of Arizona stadium building. This undated photograph shows the APHS collection housed in spaces underneath...
    • January 11

    • January 11

    • Unknown

    • Arizona politics and government; Arizona legislature; Arizona State Library; Barbershops; Artesian wells

    • On this date in 1915, the second regular session of the state legislature convened. Legislative initiatives included diverse topics such as establishing a state library, appropriating $17,000 for drilling artesian wells in Greenlee and Mohave...
    • July 21

    • July 21

    • Unknown

    • Arizona Rangers--History; Mossman, Burton C., 1867-

    • On this date in 1901, Burton Mossman was named Captain of the Arizona Rangers and was authorized to raise a company of ten or twelve men to hunt cattle rustlers and other criminals. This photograph of a group of Arizona Rangers in Morenci is dated...
    • March 21

    • March 21

    • Unknown

    • Arizona Rangers

    • Gov. Nathan Murphy on this date in 1901 authorized the establishment of the Arizona Rangers. One company of rangers was to be raised, consisting of a captain, a sergeant and not more than twelve privates. This photo shows Ranger John Mc K. Redmond...
    • June 17

    • June 17

    • Buehman Studios

    • Arizona State Capitol (Phoenix, Ariz.)

    • On this date in 1933, hot weather drove legislative committees out of the State Capitol to the comfort of Phoenix air-cooled hotel parlors. This undated photograph shows the Arizona state capitol building in Phoenix.
    • July 30

    • July 30

    • Barnes, Will C.

    • Arizona State Fair; Campbell, Thomas Edward, 1878-1944

    • Governor Thomas E. Campbell on this date in 1921 canceled the State Fair to save Arizona taxpayers $90,000. This photograph is identified as an aerial view of the fair in Phoenix taken from a hot air balloon circa 1909.

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