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- April 26
- Unknown
- Poston, Charles D. (Charles Debrille), 1825-1902--Monuments
- A monument honoring Charles Poston, the "Father of Arizona," was dedicated on Poston Butte near Florence on this date in 1925. This photograph shows, from left, C.M. Clark, President of the Arizona Pioneers Association, standing with Col. James H....
- April 27
- Unknown
- Spanish-American War, 1898--Regimental histories--United States--1st Cavalry (Volunteer)
- On this date in 1898, Arizonans enlisted in the Rough Riders for service in the Spanish American War. This 1898 photograph is identified as the Rough Riders after their return from Cuba. Note Theodore Roosevelt seated in the center.
- April 28
- Unknown
- Yuma Territorial Prison--History
- The cornerstone of the Territorial Prison in Yuma was laid on this date in 1876. The first prisoners were received in June. This photograph shows how part of the Territorial Prison appeared in April of 1930.
- April 29
- Markey and Mytton
- Camp Grant massacre, 1871
- The Camp Grant Massacre, in which a group of nearly 150 Anglo-American, Mexican-American and Tohono O'odham men ambushed and killed a group of 118 Pinal and Aravaipa Apaches, mostly women and children, took place on this date in 1871. This...
- April 3
- Tucson Citizen
- Vietnam War, 1961-1975--Protest movements; University of Arizona
- On this date in 1968, students gathered at the University of Arizona to protest the draft for the war in Vietnam.
- April 4
- Mountain States Telephone Company
- Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum (Tucson, Ariz.)--History
- On this date in 1952, work was underway on Tucson's new Desert Museum. This photograph from 1963 shows the exhibits in what was then the "world's only tunnel-museum." The park also featured outdoor displays, a bird sanctuary, a watershed...
- April 5
- Unknown
- Desert Sanatorium (Tucson, Ariz.)
- On this date in 1944, newspapers reported that the Tucson Medical Center would open soon in place of the Desert Sanatorium. This photograph shows the Desert Sanatorium as it appeared in 1935.
- April 6
- Maxey, Ben
- Old Tucson Studios
- On this date in 1967, Old Tucson Studios completed sets for a new TV series "High Chaparral." The series about an Arizona Territory rancher in the 1870s, which was filmed primarily at Old Tucson Studios, aired from 1967-1971.
- April 7
- Unknown
- Fires--Arizona--Tucson
- On this date in 1970, a fire started at the Southern Pacific Ice House that took 26 hours to extinguish. The man at the top of the ladder in this photo is Richard Moreno who later became Tucson's fire chief.
- April 8
- Buehman Studios
- Local transit -- Arizona -- Tucson -- History
- On this date in 1913, Tucson posted warnings stating that state speed laws limiting vehicles to 10 miles an hour in the business district had to be observed. This circa 1917 photograph shows the downtown business district looking west on Congress...
- April 9
- Unknown
- Hall, Sharlot Mabridth, 1870-1943
- Sharlot Hall, Prescott historian known as Arizona's poet laureate, died on this date in 1943. Born October 27, 1870, she traveled with her family from Kansas to the Arizona Territory in 1882. In addition to writing 10 books and more than 500...
- Arid lands newsletter
- University of Arizona. Office of Arid Lands Studies.
- Arid regions--Periodicals;
- This title contains one or more publications. Currently issued twice a year.
- August 1
- Buehman Studios
- United States. Navy--History; University of Arizona--History; World War, 1939-1945--Arizona--Tucson
- On this date in 1944 the University of Arizona regained possession of Old Main as the U.S. Navy's training program prepared to evacuate 26 classrooms. This undated photograph is identified as a group from the Naval R.O.T.C. program on the...
- August 10
- Unknown
- Fort Crittenden (Ariz.)
- On this date in 1867, the United States Army established Fort Crittenden between Sonoita and Patagonia to protect settlers from Apaches. The fort was officially abandoned in 1873, in part because of the high rates of malaria transmitted by the...
- August 11
- Buehman Studios
- St. Augustine Cathedral (Tucson, Ariz.)
- On this day in 1885, the San Agustín church had been standing for nearly 20 years facing west on Tucson's Church Plaza. When the new and larger St. Augustine cathedral was constructed in 1896, the old church was converted into a hotel....
- August 12
- Unknown
- Coaching (Transportation)--Arizona--History; Robbery--Arizona
- Both the Florence to Globe stage and the Prescott to Ash Fork stage were held up on the same night in 1883. The shotgun messenger on the Florence to Globe stage was killed. This photograph showing a typical stage coach is identified as the...
- August 13
- Unknown
- Tucson (Ariz.)--Newspapers
- On this date in 1940, Tucson was blacked out by a storm that flooded the power plant. A hand-set, hand-printed Arizona Daily Star edition carries news of the deluge. This photograph shows newspaper workers Martin Landros, George Cooke and Sherry...
- August 14
- Unknown
- Capital punishment--Arizona--Tucson; Executions and executioners--Arizona--Tucson
- On this date in 1908, the last man to be hanged in Tucson, murderer Edwin W. Hawkins, chose to remain on the gallows for twenty-five minutes awaiting an expected message from his wife or mother.
- August 15
- Unknown
- Floods--Arizona--Nogales
- On this date in 1928, flood waters from mountains of Mexico swirled down on Nogales, Arizona, and wiped out 30 houses and one bridge. This photograph is identified as Nogales circa 1915.
- August 16
- Buehman Studios
- Underpasses--Arizona--Tucson
- On this date in 1936, Tucson discovered that its new underpass on Stone Avenue became a lake after a heavy rain. The City Council named it Lake Elmira, after Elmira Doakes, a Safford School student who was first to swim in it. This undated...