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Russell Todd Photographs

 Collection
Identifier: CP SPC 44

Scope and Content Note

This artificial collection is composed of 124 photographs documenting the Apache people; Phoenix, Arizona; and Roosevelt Dam and Lake. The majority of the photographs showing the Apache were taken by A. F. Randall, while most of the images of Phoenix were printed on commercially produced postcards.

Photographs with call numbers beginning in CP SPC 44:75 were taken by H. C. Tibbitts and published as a souvenir album titled Apache Trail: The Wonder Trip through Oldest America by the Southern Pacific Railway. These views were made on a touring car expedition along the Apache Trail beginning with the eastern entrance to the Trail near Globe, Arizona and show sights including Native American cliff dwellings at Tonto National Monument; Apache individuals; Roosevelt Lake and Dam; the Salt River; landscapes along the Salt River and Fish Creek Canyon; and the Superstition Mountains. The final image was taken at the western end of the Trail and shows the Ash Street Bridge in Tempe. The photographs are numbered from 27,150 to 27,082 (in reverse order) and are captioned by hand in ink.

Dates

  • Creation: circa 1880-1921

Language of Materials

Material in English

Access Restrictions

Culturally sensitive Native American images located in this collection are restricted and cannot be made available to patrons in accordance with the Protocols for Native American Archival Materials.

To view this collection, make an appointment at least five business days prior to your visit by contacting Ask an Archivist or calling (480) 965-4932. Appointments in the Wurzburger Reading Room at Hayden Library (rm. 138) on the Tempe campus are available Monday through Friday. Check the ASU Library Hours page for current availability.

Copyright

Arizona State University does not own copyright to this collection. Distinctive Collections recognizes that it is incumbent upon the researcher to procure permission to publish information from this collection from the owner of the copyright.

Historical Note

No historical information is available.

Full extent

124 Photograph(s)

Full extent

0.5 Linear Feet

Abstract

This artificial collection is composed of 124 photographs documenting the Apache people; Phoenix, Arizona; and Roosevelt Dam and Lake.

Arrangement

This collection consists of one hundred and twenty-four photographs.

Other Finding Aids

All of the images described in this finding aid have been indexed in the Special Materials Index and can be searched using the interface at http://spmi.lib.asu.edu/.

Provenance

Archives and Special Collections acquired these images in 1993 (Accession #1993-00926).

Related Materials

Some images from Apache Trail: The Wonder Trip through Oldest America have been published, including in Walter V. Woehlke's article describing the trip in the July 1916 edition of Sunset; in a 1927 Southern Pacific travel brochure titled Apache Trail (Call Number: CE EPH D-1.79); and in a published exhibit catalog titled Apache Trail: 1916-1991, The Wonder Trip Through Oldest America (Call Number: F812 .P33x 1991).

Title
Russell Todd Photographs
Status
Completed
Date
2014
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin
Language of description note
Finding guide encoded in English.

Repository details

Part of the Greater Arizona Collection Repository

Contact

Arizona State University
P.O. Box 871006
Tempe AZ 85287-1006 United States
(480) 965-4932