Jose Rodriguez papers, 1905-1953 (bulk 1915-1920).

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Jose Rodriguez papers, 1905-1953 (bulk 1915-1920).

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Chiefly, photographs taken between 1908 and 1920 that include images of family, local buildings, a World War I patriotic parade, Southern Pacific Railroad workers, and coal mines and miners. Within these photographs, there are many elements including automobiles, fire trucks, miners' candle lamps, and an example of deshilado, an open-weave embroidery style. Family photographs consists of wedding groups, family gatherings, and individuals. There are photographs of celebrations, hunting, and picnicking, and photographs he was hired to take of businessmen, actresses and a Chinese family. Photographs were taken of area businesses such as the Santa Rita Hotel, University of Arizona buildings, St. Mary's Sanitorium, and the Marist School for Boys. There is a series of interior and exterior views of the San Xavier Mission taken about 1917. Another series taken at the United Coal Mining Company, Christopher Mine, at an unidentified location, depicts buildings, machinery, miners and interior shots of mines. Photographs are also present of Tucson's American Sunday Parade during World War I and a Fourth of July parade, probably in 1918. There is also a midwife's permit and safety rules belonging to Jesusita Erique.

.5 linear ft. (1 box)

Arizona Historical Society, Southern Arizona Division

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SNAC Resource ID: 7413493

Arizona Historical Society, Southern Arizona Division

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Rodriguez family

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Southern Pacific railroad company

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The Southern Pacific Railroad was founded in 1865 and was purchased in 1869 by Collis Huntington, Leland Stanford, Charles Crocker and Mark Hopkins, better known as the Big Four. It was the first railroad to connect Los Angeles to the rest of California and its lines extended as far as New Orleans. In 1901, the Union Pacific Railroad bought 38% of Southern Pacific stock and took control of the company, but the Union Pacific was ultimately forced to divest these shares in 1912 by the U.S. Supreme...

St. Mary's Hospital (Tucson, Ariz.)

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Erique, Jesusita.

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Marist School for Boys (Tucson, Ariz.)

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Rodriquez, Jose, 1891-1991.

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Pipefitter and photographer; Jose was born in 1891 in Mexico and immigrated to Tucson in 1907. He married Rita Erique in 1910; Rita's mother, Jesusita Erique, was a midwife in Tucson. Between 1914 and 1917, Jose worked as a photographer's assistant. In 1917, he began a forty-year career as a pipefitter for the Southern Pacific Railroad. From the description of Jose Rodriguez papers, 1905-1953 (bulk 1915-1920). (Arizona Historical Society, Southern Arizona Division). WorldCat record i...

Erique family

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Villaescusa family

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Torres, Juan, 1594-1595

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United Coal Mining Co.

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Mission San Xavier del Bac (Tucson, Ariz.)

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