Read Taylor photographs, ca. 1887-1968.

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Read Taylor photographs, ca. 1887-1968.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/47281298

Summary: The collection consists of 20 black-and-white snapshots and copy prints of Globe, taken by Mrs. Taylor or copied by her, in 1968. These include the courthouse, sheriff's office, a church, the offices of the Miami Copper Company, and plaques dedicated to the notable Globe residents Governor George Hunt and public servant John W. Wentworth. There are copies of historical photographs of the condemned man Zack Booth waving farewell to onlookers shortly before his execution by hanging September 5, 1905, and the first Gila County courthouse built in 1888.

.25 linear ft. (1 box)

Arizona Historical Society, Southern Arizona Division

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SNAC Resource ID: 7578828

Arizona Historical Society, Southern Arizona Division

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Taylor, George Robert Stirling

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Biographical note: Historian G.R. Taylor, married to Read Taylor, was a member of the National Society of the Colonial Dames of America in Arizona. She visited Globe in 1968 to research the history of the Gila County courthouse for this organization's Arizona Courthouse survey. From the description of Read Taylor photographs, ca. 1887-1968. (Arizona Historical Society, Southern Arizona Division). WorldCat record id: 47281298 ...