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    • June 12

    • June 12

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    • 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 19

    • June 19

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    • 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

    • June 24

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    • 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...
    • April 28

    • April 28

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    • 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.
    • June 5

    • June 5

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    • Ku Klux Klan (1915- ). Yuma County Chapter; Racism--Arizona

    • On this date in 1921, the Ku Klux Klan burned a fiery cross at Telegraph Pass near Yuma. The Yuma Klan was established in 1921; they held their meetings at Somerton, Arizona, about ten miles southwest of Yuma. The membership was about 50 men; most...
    • June 7

    • June 7

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    • United States Highway 66--History

    • Northern Arizona rejoiced on this date in 1935 over news that $1,065,742 was earmarked for Highway 66 which was to cross Apache, Navajo, Coconino, Yavapai and Mohave Counties. This photograph, identified as the Reverse Curves on Highway 66, was...
    • June 11

    • June 11

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    • Chiricahua Indians--Relocation; San Carlos Indian Reservation (Ariz.)--History

    • On this date in 1876, the Chiricahua Apache Indians were moved from their reservation in Cochise County to the San Carlos Reservation. This photograph is identified as San Carlos in 1887.
    • June 13

    • June 13

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    • Mines and mineral resources--Arizona--Mowry mine

    • On this date in 1862, Sylvester Mowry's silver mine at Patagonia was confiscated and Mowry arrested on charges of being a Confederate sympathizer. This engraving of the Mowry Mine originally appeared in the book "A Tour Through Arizona 1864" by J....
    • June 15

    • June 15

    • Unknown

    • Allen, John B. (John Brackett), 1818-1899

    • The death of John B. "Pie" Allen occurred on this date in 1899 in Tucson. Allen first came to Arizona in 1857 to mine placer gold in Yuma. He served in the Territorial Legislature and was a prominent builder and businessman in Tucson. This...
    • June 18

    • June 18

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    • Yaqui Indians--Arizona--History

    • On this date in 1914, residents of Nogales, Arizona, were alarmed by a report that armed Yaquis were advancing for an attack on the Mexican garrison across the border. This photograph from 1915 is identified as the border between the United States...
    • June 23

    • June 23

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    • Tombstone (Ariz.)--History; Fires--Arizona--Tombstone; Bars (Drinking establishments)--Arizona--Tombstone

    • On this date in 1881, a barrel of whiskey exploded in a Tombstone saloon, starting a fire that destroyed the business section of town. This photograph is identified as a view of Tombstone after another large fire swept through the town in May of...
    • June 27

    • June 27

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    • L. Zeckendorf & Co.--Explosions; Merchants--Arizona--Tucson

    • On this date in 1881, thirty thousand pounds of gun-powder exploded in Zeckendorf's powder magazine at the edge of Tucson, smashing windows and dishes and damaging buildings all over town. Churches were quickly filled with people who feared the end...
    • June 29

    • June 29

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    • American Red Cross--History

    • The first Arizona chapter of the American Red Cross was organized in Phoenix on this date in 1916. This undated photograph is identified as the Red Cross Division marching in a parade during World War I (1914-1918).
    • June 30

    • June 30

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    • Fort Bowie (Ariz.)

    • It was announced on this date in 1910 that the 21,938 acre abandoned military reservation of Camp Bowie would be sold at auction by the U.S. Government. This undated photograph shows remains of buildings at Fort Bowie.
    • June 28

    • June 28

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    • Ostrich farming--Arizona--Phoenix

    • The Phoenix Herald announced the arrival of 16 ostriches on this date in 1888, delivered to M.E. Clanton who was establishing a local ostrich farm. This photograph titled "Herding the ostriches" is undated.
    • Life at San Carlos Reservation

    • Life at San Carlos Reservation

    • Unknown

    • Apache Indians -- Photographs; San Carlos Indian Reservation (Ariz.) -- Photographs

    • Apaches on the reservation lined up for rations with a group of women sitting on ground facing the line.
    • Chiricahuas Preparing to Board Trains at Holbrook, Arizona Territory

    • Chiricahuas Preparing to Board Trains at Holbrook, Arizona Territory

    • Unknown

    • Apache Indians -- Wars, 1883-1886 -- Photographs; Holbrook (Ariz.) -- Photographs

    • Photograph of a drawing by an unknown artist of the U.S. military escorting members of the Allied Tribes to trains in Holbrook, Arizona. The trains were bound for Florida to take tribal members into exile.
    • 6th U.S. Cavalry

    • 6th U.S. Cavalry

    • Unknown

    • Apache Indians -- Wars, 1883-1886 -- Photographs

    • 6th Cavalry in camp on the Mexican border in 1885.
    • Tzoe "Peaches"

    • Tzoe "Peaches"

    • Unknown

    • Apache Indians -- Photographs

    • Tzoe, nicknamed "Peaches" by U.S. soldiers because of his boyish face, was a White Mountain Apache who guided Gen. George Crook during his 1883 expedition into the Sierra Madre.
    • Mickey Free

    • Mickey Free

    • Unknown

    • Free, Mickey, 1851-1913--Photographs; Indian Scouts -- Photographs

    • Apache scout and translator Mickey Free had been kidnapped and raised by the Apache as a boy.

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