Scope and Content Note
The Albert J. Ross Photographs consist of negatives, copies of original negative envelopes, and, for a very limited number of images, prints. A small number of postcards are included as well. These materials date from 1907 to 1966 with the bulk of images falling in the range of 1907 to around 1930.
The collection contains scenes of everyday life, numerous scenes of people picnicking at various outdoor locations, and views of work including beekeeping, construction, and farming. The collection consists of views of many Arizona towns and cities including Buckeye, Glendale, Flagstaff, Phoenix, Prescott, and Tempe. El Paso, Texas; Lima, Ohio; and places in Tennessee are also featured.
Items of note include early views of Roosevelt Dam and the Roosevelt or Government Road [Apache Trail?]. Many views of other Arizona dams such as Cave Creek, Granite Reef, Horse Mesa, Hoover or Boulder, and Wadell are also found within the collection. Other places featured include the Bradshaw Mountains, Camelback Mountain, Mount Lemmon, the Grand Canyon, and the White Tank Mountains. Finally, Arizona schools such as Emerson, Monroe, Palo Verde, and Thayer are also included.
Dates
- Creation: 1907-1966
- Creation: Majority of material found within 1907-1930
Language of Materials
Material in English
Access Restrictions
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
The Department reserves the right to limit copying if the process might damage the original; original photographs cannot be photocopied (e.g., Xeroxed) or scanned. Copy photographs may not be placed on deposit with another archives, museum, library, or repository.
Materials from the collection may not be published, exhibited, or reproduced without the permission of the McLaughin's; commercial use may incur a fee.
Arizona State University does not own the copyright to this collection. We recognize that it is incumbent upon the researcher to procure permission to publish information from this collection from the owner of the copyright.
Biographical Note
Albert James Ross, an amateur photographer, was born September 7, 1883. He married Ida Mae McKnight and the couple had one son, Robert James Ross (1913-1999). A. J. Ross worked as a beekeeper and farmer in Buckeye, Arizona until around 1918. He then moved to Phoenix, Arizona and worked as a custodian briefly at the Monroe School and primarily at the Emerson School, both in Phoenix, until his retirement around 1960. Ross died in Arizona in April of 1970.
Full extent
1 Linear Feet
Full extent
2129 Photographic Negative(s): Plastic: Monochrome
Partial extent
63 Photographic Prints
Abstract
The Albert J. Ross Photographs include negatives, copies of original negative envelopes, and, for a very limited number of images, prints depicting scenes of everyday life in Arizona, Texas, Ohio, and Tennessee. A small number of postcards are included as well. These materials date from 1907 to 1966 with the bulk of images falling in the range of 1907 to around 1930.
Arrangement
This collection consists of one box divided into four series:
- Series A: Negatives
- Series B: Prints
- Series C: Manuscript
- Series D: Postcards
Provenance
The Ross photographs were received as a part of the Herb and Dorothy McLaughlin Collection.
Geographic
- Bradshaw Mountains (Ariz.) -- Pictorial works
- Buckeye (Ariz.) -- Pictorial works
- Camelback Mountain (Maricopa County, Ariz.) -- Pictorial works
- Cave Creek Dam (Ariz.) -- Pictorial works
- El Paso (Tex.) -- Pictorial works
- Flagstaff (Ariz.) -- Pictorial works
- Glendale (Ariz.) -- Pictorial works
- Grand Canyon (Ariz.) -- Pictorial works
- Granite Reef Dam (Ariz.) -- Pictorial works
- Horse Mesa Dam (Ariz.) -- Pictorial works
- Lima (Ohio) -- Pictorial works
- Phoenix (Ariz.) -- Pictorial works
- Prescott (Ariz.) -- Pictorial works
- Summerhaven (Ariz.) -- Pictorial works
- Tempe (Ariz.) -- Pictorial works
- Tennessee -- Pictorial works
- Theodore Roosevelt Dam (Ariz.) -- Pictorial works
- White Tank Mountains (Ariz.) -- Pictorial works
Topical
- Title
- Albert J. Ross Photographs
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Processed by John H. Akers, student volunteer
- Date
- 2011
- 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 UniversityP.O. Box 871006
Tempe AZ 85287-1006 United States
(480) 965-4932
archives@asu.edu