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- April 17
- Wallace, Norman G.
- Roads--Arizona--Tucson
- On this date in 1937, a project to widen the approach to Oracle Road got under way. This photograph from 1939 is identified as the view to the south with Drachman Street on the right.
- 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.
- May 1
- McCleneghan, L.T.
- Tombstone (Ariz.)--History--Periodicals
- On this date in 1880, John P. Clum printed the first issue of the Tombstone Epitaph in a tent. This photo of the later headquarters of the newspaper is dated 1951.
- May 3
- Unknown
- Orndorff Hotel (Tucson, Ariz.)
- On this date in 1934, the Orndorff Hotel was scheduled for demolition in Tucson. This photograph of the hotel is undated.
- May 6
- Buehman Studios
- Swimming pools--Arizona--Tucson--Photographs.
- On this day in 1918, the government announces that it will cancel summer tourist rates to cooler spots. The Arizona Corporation Commission objects stating that Arizonans need the opportunity to escape brutal heat. This 1925 photograph of the campus...
- May 7
- Tortorell, Dan
- Kitt Peak National Observatory
- On this date in 1959, Kitt Peak planned to install a solar telescope. This undated photograph shows a view of the structure intended to house the solar telescope.
- May 14
- Buehman Studios
- University of Arizona. Board of Regents; University of Arizona--Faculty
- On this date in 1933, the University of Arizona Board of Regents dropped 66 teachers and cut salaries of others from 5 to 15 percent in a cost-saving move. Tempe dropped 11, gave leave to three more, and saw its president resign. This photograph of...
- January 23
- Unknown
- Hotels -- Arizona --Tucson
- On this date in 1934, crowds watched as firemen fought a blaze at Tucson's Hotel Congress, shown here in an undated photograph.
- 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...
- May 24
- Unknown
- Powell, John Wesley, 1834-1902--Journeys--Arizona; Pioneers--Arizona--Grand Canyon
- On this date in 1869, John Wesley Powell and his party began their historic exploration of the Colorado River. This undated photograph captures one view of the majestic canyon.
- January 25
- Buehman Studios
- Dillinger, John, 1903-1934
- Notorious bank-robber John Dillinger was captured with three of his gang by the Tucson Police on this date in 1934. They were stripped of numerous handguns, five sub-machine guns and a half dozen bullet-proof vests. This Tucson Sheriff's office...
- May 25
- Unknown
- Public schools--Arizona--Tucson
- On this date in 1945, Tucson's Amphitheater High School graduated 29 students. This photograph shows Amphitheater School and students circa 1930.
- January 26
- Tucson Citizen
- Hotels -- Arizona --Tucson
- On this date in 1963, four Tucsonans purchased the Pioneer Hotel from the Steinfeld family interests. The Pioneer Hotel is shown here as it appeared on January 25, 1963, looking northwards on Stone Avenue in Tucson.
- May 27
- Unknown
- Public schools--Arizona--History
- On this date in 1931, Phoenix teachers took five percent cut in salaries to keep schools operating full time. The Board of Education said the cut was voluntary. This photograph is identified as Washington School in Phoenix.
- January 21
- Unknown
- Silver King Mine (Ariz.), Mines and mineral resources -- Arizona -- History
- On this date in 1894, the government closed the post office of Silver King as mining ceased and the once rich mining camp faded. This photograph show a view of the town of Silver King looking west as it appeared in 1879.
- June 12
- Unknown
- Aeronautics, Commercial--Arizona--Tucson
- Tucson celebrated the completion of the Greater Airport at the Davis-Monthan field on this date in 1930. This photograph is identified as an American Airlines Fokker tri-motor taking off in June 1933.
- June 16
- Buehman Studios
- Tucson (Ariz.). Fire Department
- On this date in 1910, the Tucson Fire Department's horse-drawn wagons raced through city streets at 9 p.m. in response to an alarm. Suddenly a man appeared in the middle of the street waving a red lantern. The drivers veered to one side and later...
- June 20
- Buehman Studios
- Automobiles--Arizona.
- The Phoenix Arizona Republican on this date in 1910 announced a boom in auto sales as one company sold three machines in a single week. This photograph dated circa 1915 shows an early iteration of an automobile.
- 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....
- June 24
- Unknown
- Poston, Charles D. (Charles Debrille), 1825-1902
- Charles D. Poston, known as the "Father of Arizona"for his lobbying efforts in favor of the creation of the Arizona Territory, died in poverty in Phoenix on this date in 1902. Charles D. Poston was also the founder of the Society of Arizona...