Charles Sutter and Clint Strahan family papers, ca. 1915-1925, 1981 (bulk 1915-1925)

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Charles Sutter and Clint Strahan family papers, ca. 1915-1925, 1981 (bulk 1915-1925)

Summary: Mining stock certificates, photographs, and postcards related to the Sutter and Strahan families. Photographs include portraits of family members, the Allen Spring Cave near Jerome, the United Verde mine, street scenes in Jerome including a posse being organized, a hanging, and an oversize birds-eye-view of Jerome, Ariz. and the United Verde Mining complex. Photographers taking the images include W. L. Thomas, M. F. Brennan, and Hawkins. There are postcards of travel in Arizona and outside the state including images of the Petrified Forest, Sedona, and Prescott, Ariz.

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United Verde Copper Company

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Copper company, Jerome Mining District, Yavapai County, Ariz.; organized in 1882 by Fred Thomas, George Treadwell, and Eugene Jerome. The company was sold to W.A. Clark in 1889. From the description of Records, 1886-1889. (University of Arizona). WorldCat record id: 31185187 The United Verde Copper Company was incorporated in January 1883 after word had spread that the Verde Valley was rich in copper deposits. James A. MacDonald was its first president, then-Gov...

Brennan, Michael F.,

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Sutter, Charles.

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Biographical note: Charles Sutter was water superintendent for the United Verde Copper Company. He is identifed as having located the Allen Spring Cave which provided a water source for Jerome, Arizona and the mining operations. From the description of Charles Sutter and Clint Strahan family papers, ca. 1915-1925, 1981 (bulk 1915-1925) (Arizona Historical Society, Southern Arizona Division). WorldCat record id: 76904810 ...