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Arizona Views 7

 Collection
Identifier: CP SPC 41

Scope and Content Note

This artificial collection contains 45 sterographs, 8 boudoir, 4 cabinet, 3 cartes-de-visite, and 8 other photographic prints dating from the nineteenth century. Among the subjects depicted are the Grand Canyon, the Petrified Forest, and other scenic landscapes; Native Americans, pueblos, and ruins; buildings and street scenes in Tucson, Prescott, and other cities; and mining and mining communities. Photographers represented include Henry Buehman, Continent Stereoscopic, D. P. Flanders, Flanders & Penelon, John Hillers, Thomas Houseworth, William Henry Jackson, D. F. Mitchell, Mitchell & Baer, A. Frank Randall, G. H. Rothrock, Rothrock & Catton, Underwood & Underwood, Ben Wittick, and C. W. Woodward. Two cartes of Mormon immigrant wagon trains in Utah were photographed by C. W. Carter.

Dates

  • Creation: circa 1870-circa 1920, Undated

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

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.

Historical Note

No historical information is available.

Full extent

79 Image(s)

Full extent

0.2 Linear Feet

Abstract

This artificial collection contains 45 sterographs, 8 boudoir, 4 cabinet, 3 cartes-de-visite, and 8 other photographic prints dating from the nineteenth century. Among the subjects depicted are the Grand Canyon, the Petrified Forest, and other scenic landscapes; Native Americans, pueblos, and ruins; buildings and street scenes in Tucson, Prescott, and other cities; and mining and mining communities.

Arrangement

This collection consists of seventy-nine 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 #1993-00761).

Title
Arizona Views 7
Status
Completed
Date
2014
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latn
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