Swilling, Jack, 1830-1878
Person
Found in 8 Collections or records:
Early Development of the Salt River Project from 1867 to 1912, 1991
Collection
Identifier: CM MSM:460
Dates:
1991
Painting Depicting Jack Swilling Recognizing the Economic Potential of Using Irrigation in the Salt River Valley in 1867, 1980
File
Identifier: 1904/OV2
Scope and Content Note
From the collection:
This collection houses snapshots and studio portraits showing George and Catharina (Dodenhof) Luhrs' family, including their siblings, four children, grandchildren, and such family friends as the Thalheimers, Hibbards, and Demunds. Also included are images depicting Stanford University (where Arthur C. Luhrs and George Luhrs Jr. studied), Southern California (where the family vacationed), the Commercial Hotel, the Luhrs Hotel, the Luhrs Tower, the Luhrs Office Building, and fraternal...
Dates:
1980
Found in:
Greater Arizona Collection
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Luhrs Family Photographs
Painting of Phoenix Town Site Construction in the 1870s, 1980
File
Identifier: 1907/OV2
Scope and Content Note
From the collection:
This collection houses snapshots and studio portraits showing George and Catharina (Dodenhof) Luhrs' family, including their siblings, four children, grandchildren, and such family friends as the Thalheimers, Hibbards, and Demunds. Also included are images depicting Stanford University (where Arthur C. Luhrs and George Luhrs Jr. studied), Southern California (where the family vacationed), the Commercial Hotel, the Luhrs Hotel, the Luhrs Tower, the Luhrs Office Building, and fraternal...
Dates:
1980
Found in:
Greater Arizona Collection
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Luhrs Family Photographs
Portrait of Jack Swilling Seated Holding a Gun. S.L., circa 1867
File
Identifier: 40
Scope and Content Note
From the collection:
This collection houses 1,334 images primarily depicting the Robinson family and their work at the Ingleside Inn and San Marcos Resort. The family photographs include images of Grace and William Robinson as babies, Dorothy and Bruce Robinson during childhood; such relatives as Polly Perley, Helen (Robinson) Sartelle, Nancy Perley, Anne M. Perley, and the Fulwiler family; such family friends as the Hearl and Farrish families; and trips to various destinations, including the Apache Trail and...
Dates:
circa 1867
Jerry S. and Elizabeth M. Stover Papers
Collection
Identifier: MSS-115
Abstract
The Jerry S. and Elizabeth M. Stover Papers contain correspondence, notes, charts and printed matter documenting their genealogical research into Jack Swilling, the accredited founder of Phoenix, Arizona.
Dates:
1825-1965; 1949-1964
Found in:
Greater Arizona Collection
Swilling House, Facing East
File
Identifier: 54
Scope and Contents
Photo of an adobe home in Tempe.
Dates:
1895-1987, Undated; Majority of material found within 1895-1953
John William (Jack) Swilling Collection
Collection
Identifier: FM MSS 28
Abstract
This collection contains a variety of primary and secondary source materials compiled by historians Mark Shields and Geoffrey P. Mawn, including biographical manuscripts, research notes, articles, correspondence, genealogies, and records of military service. Of particular interest is a journal from the Phoenix Ditch Company chronicling financial dealings from 1870 to 1883.
Dates:
1830-1978
Found in:
Greater Arizona Collection