July 11
Louis J. F. Jaeger arrived with eleven other men to establish a ferry at Yuma Crossing on the Colorado River on this date in 1850s. This undated photograph shows a seated Louis J.F. Jaeger accompanied...
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St. Joseph's Hospital opened on Tucson's east side on this date in 1961. This photograph is identified as the newly built St. Joseph's Hospital on August 3, 1960.
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On this date in 1862, advance troops of the U.S. Army's California Column were ambushed in Apache Pass by a group of Chiricahua Apaches led by Cochise (Cheis) and Mangas Coloradas (Dasoda-hae). The...
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On this date in 1922, a huge 36-inch lens was installed at the University of Arizona's Steward Observatory. This view of Steward Observatory is believed to have been photographed circa 1930-1940.
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On this date in 1932, Governor Hunt asked Congress for $45,000,000 in federal aid under a federal relief bill to help build more highways and employ more unemployed workers. This photograph is...
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The Mormon Battalion was mustered out on this date in 1847 after blazing the first wagon road through southern Arizona. The Mormon Battalion, the only religiously-based unit in United States military...
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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...
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On this date in 1893, the City of Nogales was incorporated. This photograph, showing the International Hotel and Odd Fellows' Hall, a Second Hand Store/Tienda de Segundo Mano and a moored hot air...
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The City of Globe was extensively damaged by flood on this date in 1896. The Silver King Saloon with its entire stock of liquors and cigars was wrecked by flood waters as were many private homes. Mines...
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The Mormon settlement of Tempe was founded on this date in 1882 after the purchase of eighty acres of land for $3,000 from Charles T. Hayden, pioneer merchant, miller and ferryman. This view of a...
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Mariano Samaniego, southern Arizona freighter, cattleman and operator of the stage line from Tucson to Oro Blanco, who became a citizen of the United States under the terms of the Gadsden Purchase, was...
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"It's no place for a cowboy--it's too far east. There's not much coffee and too much tea," declared Ed Echols on this date in 1924 upon his return from a rodeo in London, England. This undated...
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On this date in 1899, Tucson businessmen subscribed $1,100 toward the cost of a wagon road to Globe. The shortest road then in use required 48 hours to make the trip between the two towns. This undated...
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Commodore Perry Owens, the famous longhaired, straight-shooting sheriff from Holbrook was born on this date in 1852. This photograph is identified as a portrait of Owens taken circa 1885 in...
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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...
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On this date in 1930, Mansfeld Junior High School in Tucson was completed. This photograph shows Mansfeld Junior High circa 1930.
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On this date in 1933 it was reported that Tucson's mayor and city council killed an ordinance which would have changed the zoning on the northeast corner of Speedway and Campbell from a residential to...
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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...
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On this date in 1925, the U.S. Border Patrol, organized July 1, 1924, reported capture of 1,310 illegal entrants into Arizona in one year. Forty men covered a 320-mile beat from the New Mexico line to...
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In a landslide vote, Arizona became the 21st state to sanction the repeal of national prohibition on this date 1933. This undated photograph is identified as group engaged in destroying whiskey in...
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