Tucson Citizen photographs, ca. 1950-1969.

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Tucson Citizen photographs, ca. 1950-1969.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/76812122

Summary: Photographs, taken in the 1950s and 1960s, of people, activities, events and other newsworthy occasions. Highlights include new schools, shopping centers, businesses, military and defense work, public housing and urban renewal. Images of people in the news include national and local politicians, religious leaders, celebrities, and people with interesting occupations. There are also photographs of business processes and buildings, high schools and hospitals; legal courts and law enforcement activity. Images of fires and fire fighting and flooding of washes and rivers in Tucson are also present. Many of the images are representative of the 1950s and 1960s and include a visit from President Eisenhower, Davis Monthan Air Force Base, Viet Nam War draft demonstrations and draft inductees, striking Hughes Aircraft workers, the Short Creek polygamy raids, and civil rights protests. Other images document social activities such as a soapbox derby, circus, festivals, auto racing, horse racing, polo, and bull fights.

2 linear ft. (4 boxes)

Arizona Historical Society, Southern Arizona Division

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SNAC Resource ID: 8177280

Arizona Historical Society, Southern Arizona Division

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