Giss political event photographs, ca. 1949-1972.

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Giss political event photographs, ca. 1949-1972.

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Summary: Photographs taken at official political events mostly showing politicians at podiums or signing legislation. Politicians present include Wesley Bolin, Harry Truman, Burton S. Barr, Sam Goddard, Stewart Udall, Jack Williams, Paul Fannin, Carl Hayden, and various Yuma civic leaders and businessmen, taken from 1949 to 1972. There are images from the Morales Dam ceremony, Carl Hayden visiting the Yuma Proving Grounds, Yuma Silver Spur Rodeo attendants, and the 185th birthday of the U.S. Marine Corp in Yuma. Also present are photographs of the Arizona Senate from 1968 to 1972.

.25 linear ft. (1 box)

Arizona Historical Society, Southern Arizona Division

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SNAC Resource ID: 7637894

Arizona Historical Society, Southern Arizona Division

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Truman, Harry S., 1884-1972

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Harry S. Truman (May 8, 1884 – December 26, 1972) was the 33rd president of the United States, serving from 1945 to 1953, succeeding upon the death of Franklin D. Roosevelt after serving as the 34th vice president in early 1945. He implemented the Marshall Plan to rebuild the economy of Western Europe and established the Truman Doctrine and NATO to contain communist expansion. He proposed numerous liberal domestic reforms, but few were enacted by the Conservative Coalition that dominated Congres...

Williams, Jack, 1909-

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John R. (Jack) Williams, Arizona governor, Phoenix mayor and radio commentator, was born October 29, 1909 at Los Angeles, California. He relocated with his family to Phoenix, where he attended Phoenix Union High School and Phoenix Junior College. He was hired at radio station KOY in 1929 and became a popular radio commentator. Williams became vice president of the Phoenix Housing Authority in 1944, president of the Phoenix Junior Chamber of Commerce in 1946 and a member ...

Arizona. Legislature

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Udall, Stewart L.

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U.S. secretary of the interior, lawyer, and author. Born 1920. From the description of Stewart L. Udall papers, 1961-1969. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70981747 Lawyer; Democratic U.S. Representative from Arizona, 1955-1960; U.S. Secretary of the Interior, 1961-1968. From the description of Papers, 1950-[ongoing] (bulk 1950-1977). (University of Arizona). WorldCat record id: 28318942 Stewart L. Udall is a former politician and government official from ...

Fannin, Paul J. (Paul Jones), 1907-2002

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Biographical note: Governor of Arizona, 1958-1962; United States Senator, 1964 to 1977; Paul Fannin was a hard-line conservative who lived in Phoenix until his death in 2002. From the description of The Fannin Report, ca. 1958-1974. (Arizona Historical Society, Southern Arizona Division). WorldCat record id: 247059039 Arizona governor, 1959-1965, and senator, 1965-1977. From the description of Papers of Senator Paul J. Fannin, 1958-1977. (Scottsdale Public Librar...

Hayden, Carl Trumbull, 1877-1972

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Arizona representative and senator to the United States Congress from 1911-1970. From the description of Carl T. Hayden papers, 1851-1972 (bulk 1940-1968). (Scottsdale Public Library). WorldCat record id: 34298637 Biographical note: Legislator; Carl Hayden was born in Tempe, Arizona in 1877, and held various elective offices before being elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in 1912, then the U.S. Senate in 1927. He represented Arizona until his retirement in 1969. ...

Barr, Burton S.

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Giss, Harold C., 1906-1973.

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Legislator and businessman; settled in Yuma, Ariz. in 1938 and purchased the Emporium Department Store. Began a twenty-five year legislative career in 1948. Giss was Senate Majority Leader for twelve years, 1954-1966, and Minority Leader for seven years, 1966-1973. He was chairman of several committees including Judiciary, Appropriations, Public Health and Welfare, State Institutions, and Counties and Municipalities. From the description of Giss papers, 1948-1973. (Arizona Historical...

Goddard, Samuel P., 1919-2006

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Attorney, public servant and former Democratic governor of Arizona. From the description of Samuel Goddard papers, 1952-1919. (Scottsdale Public Library). WorldCat record id: 51673191 Attorney and public servant Samuel Pearson Goddard Jr. was born in Clayton, Missouri on 8 August 1919. He received his bachelor's degree from Harvard University in 1941 and enlisted as a Private in the Army Air Forces shortly afterward. Between 1941 and 1946, Goddard served as an o...

Bolin, Wesley, 1908-1978

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