Mathews photograph collection, 1900-1962.

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Mathews, Rena, 1874-1962. Mathews photograph collection, 1900-1962.

Mathews photograph collection, 1900-1962.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/49523736

Summary: Chiefly photograph albums compiled by Rena Mathews throughout her life and containing images of travels both due to her husband's work in railroad construction and their pleasure trips. Many of the photographs are annotated with her comments. Highlights include Mabel and Jack Weadock's ranch in the Tanque Verde Valley, Cienega-Pantano Creek, Summerhaven on Mount Lemmon, and an excavation of the presidio wall in downtown Tucson. Highlights of images of towns and places visited include Mascot Camp in the Dos Cabezas Mountains, the Yuma prison and cemetery, and photographs of quarries in the Patagonia Mountains, a cotton gin at Rillito, and the Arizona Marble Company operations in the Chiricahua Mountains. There are photographs of the old plank road to Yuma and of their automobiles. Also present are images of national parks and monuments and historic ruins including ruins at Fort Bowie, Fort Lowell, and Fort Crittenden; people climbing at Montezuma's Castle; pictographs; Colossal Cave; and Oak Creek Canyon. There are many photographs of Mexico, some of Yaqui Indians, and views of the Sonora Railway. There are also photographs of buildings in Nogales in 1903. Many photographs are also present of California scenes.

12.5 linear ft. (13 boxes)

Arizona Historical Society, Southern Arizona Division