Maps and drawings, ca. 1864-1970 (bulk 1899-1950 ).

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Maps and drawings, ca. 1864-1970 (bulk 1899-1950 ).

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Summary: Maps, drawings, and charts associated with miscellaneous topics; consolidated from various donations over time. Items include research on water issues with the Salton Sea and Colorado River watershed, water rights applications for the Vail's Empire, Pantano, and Big Spring ranches, drawings of pumping equipment for the Central Mining Company of Tombstone, AZ, as well as other mining and smelting projects in southern Arizona. Significant drawings include plans for the main administrative building at the Tucson Airport, construction of a new F. W. Woolworth Store in downtown Tucson, and several planned railroad projects including the Twin Buttes Railroad and the Tucson & Nogales Railroad. Also present are a few maps created by Don Bufkin for publications or exhibits.

5 linear ft. (16 files)

Arizona Historical Society, Southern Arizona Division

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SNAC Resource ID: 7970756

Arizona Historical Society, Southern Arizona Division

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Bufkin, Don

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Historian, cartographer, worked for Arizona Historical Society, 1975 to 1985; previously worked as an urban transportation planner, 1951 to 1975. From the description of Oral history interview, 1991 Jul. 25 [sound recording]. (Arizona Historical Society, Southern Arizona Division). WorldCat record id: 36415059 ...

Pima Mining Company.

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Grand Central Mining Company.

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