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    • October 12

    • October 12

    • Unknown

    • Mix, Tom, 1880-1940--Photographs

    • Tom Mix, an early movie star, died on this date in 1940 when his car overturned on the Pinal-Pioneer Parkway (also known as State Route 79) which runs between Florence and Catalina. Mix, shown here in an undated photo, specialized in Westerns.
    • October 14

    • October 14

    • Unknown

    • Agriculture--Arizona

    • On this date in 1930, the Census Bureau reported a 32.9 percent increase in the number of farms in Arizona during the previous decade from 9,975 to 13,260. This undated photo shows a grape farm in the Phoenix area.
    • October 9

    • October 9

    • Unknown

    • St. Michael's Mission to the Navajo (Saint Michaels, Ariz.)

    • St. Michael's Mission, in a converted trading post building, was blessed and officially dedicated on this date in 1898. This undated photograph shows a hogan at St. Michael's.
    • October 21

    • October 21

    • Unknown

    • Temple of Music and Art (Tucson, Ariz.)

    • On this date in 1927, the Temple of Music and Art was dedicated in Tucson. This undated photo shows the front of the building and its courtyard.
    • October 2

    • October 2

    • Unknown

    • Southwest, New--Description and travel--19th century

    • Lt. Cave J. Couts established Fort Calhoun on this date in 1849 on a hill overlooking the Yuma Crossing to protect thousands of emigrants heading through southern Arizona to the California gold fields. This is an 1848 portrait of Couts.
    • October 24

    • October 24

    • Unknown

    • Tombstone (Ariz.)--Centennial celebrations, etc.--History

    • On this date in 1929, the first Helldorado Celebration was held in Tombstone in honor of the town's 50th birthday. This photo shows the parade that was held in conjunction with the event.
    • October 16

    • October 16

    • Unknown

    • Santa Cruz Valley Ice Plant (Ariz.)--Photographs

    • Astounded Tucsonans observed "icebergs" floating in the Santa Cruz River near San Xavier Mission on this date in 1929. The phenomenon was explained when it was learned that the driver of an ice wagon had forgotten to put up his tailgate and when...
    • October 26

    • October 26

    • Unknown

    • Tombstone (Ariz.)--History--19th century

    • On this date in 1881, Wyatt, Virgil and Morgan Earp along with Doc Holliday faced off against the Clantons and McLaurys in what has become known as the Shootout at the OK Corral. Three men were killed and two wounded in less than a minute. This...
    • October 27

    • October 27

    • Unknown

    • Weaver, Pauline, 1800-1867

    • On this date in 1929, the remains of the famous Indian scout Pauline Weaver were reburied on the grounds of the old Governor's Mansion in Prescott after being brought back from San Francisco. This undated drawing depicts Weaver.
    • October 28

    • October 28

    • Unknown

    • Fort Huachuca (Ariz.)--Photographs

    • On this date in 1922, Gen. John J. Pershing arrived in Arizona and reviewed the 25th Infantry at Camp Stephen D. Little near Nogales and the 10th Cavalry at Fort Huachuca. This photo circa 1920 shows the 10th Cavalry drilling at Fort Huachuca.
    • October 30

    • October 30

    • Unknown

    • Aldrich, Mark A., 1801-1873

    • Mark Aldrich, Probate Judge of Tucson, resigned in disgust on this date in 1860, when Miller Martlett killed Willam Beattie and no citizen entered a complaint about the felony. This is an undated portrait of Aldrich.
    • October 25

    • October 25

    • Unknown

    • Wright, Harold Bell, 1872-1944--Photographs

    • Inspired by one of Tucsonan Harold Bell Wright's novels, a group of New Yorkers on this date in 1923 organized a $100,000 corporation to back a search for the lost "Mine With An Iron Door" in the Catalina Mountains. The mine is never found. This...
    • Portrait of Rudy Encinas Lopez, ca. 1938.

    • Portrait of Rudy Encinas Lopez, ca. 1938.

    • Unknown

    • Portrait Photography; Mexican Americans--History; Arizona

    • This is a portrait of Rudy Encinas Lopez at the age 15, taken December 15, 1938. He worked as a messanger number 31 at Western Union from August 11, 1938 to October 12 1939.
    • Black-Jewish Coalition Service, 1992

    • Black-Jewish Coalition Service, 1992

    • Unknown

    • Jewish life; African American life

    • Members of the African American and Jewish communities in Phoenix come together for a joint service in October 1992. The service was sponsored by the Social Action Committee, created by a group of Phoenix area congregations.
    • Margaret Hance, 1979

    • Margaret Hance, 1979

    • Unknown

    • Government; Arizona government and politics

    • Phoenix Mayor Margaret Hance proclaims Hadassah Month For October 1979.
    • Major General John C. Wilson

    • Major General John C. Wilson

    • Unknown

    • Wilson, John C. -- US Military--National Guard--Arizona--Adjutants General

    • Major General John C. Wilson was Adjutant General for Arizona from October 1, 1958 to February 28, 1965, and again from January 4, 1967 to January 15, 1969.
    • Colonel Benjamin W. Leavell

    • Colonel Benjamin W. Leavell

    • Unknown

    • Leavell, Benjamin W. -- US Military--National Guard--Arizona--Adjutants General

    • Colonel Benjamin W. Leavell was Adjutant General for the Territory of Arizona from October 1, 1902 to August 26, 1907.
    • Colonel William C. Bashford

    • Colonel William C. Bashford

    • Unknown

    • Bashford, William C. -- US Military--National Guard--Arizona--Adjutants General

    • Colonel William C. Bashford was Adjutant General for the Territory of Arizona from October 27, 1878 to the Fall of 1880.
    • Colonel Daniel H. Stickney

    • Colonel Daniel H. Stickney

    • Unknown

    • Stickney, Daniel H. -- US Military--National Guard--Arizona--Adjutants General

    • Colonel Daniel H. Stickney was Adjutant General for the Territory of Arizona from December 15, 1868 to October 19, 1869.

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