Ralph Gaxiola Photographs

Collection

Identifier: MP SPC 284

Scope and Content Note

This collection houses 22 images depicting the Gaxiola and Garcia de la Lama families of Phoenix, Arizona. Among the individuals shown are Carmen (Badilla) Gaxiola, Ralph Gaxiola, Frank Gaxiola, Maria (Bayze) Gaxiola, Concepcion (Garcia de la Lama) Perez, Pedro Diego Perez, Gilbert Gaxiola, Geraldine (Gaxiola) Haynes, Grace (Gaxiola) Shuga, Jesus Franco, Josefina (Carrascoso) Franco, Mary Jo (Franco) French, and Gov. Daniel E. Garvey.

Dates

Creation: 1893-1950

Language of Materials

Material in English

Access Restrictions

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Copyright

The Arizona Board of Regents retains copyright to this collection for and on behalf of Distinctive Collections, Arizona State University Library. Requests for permissions to publish, display, or redistribute information from this collection must be submitted via our online application.

Biographical Note

Rafael Badilla Ralph Gaxiola was born to Florentino and Carmen (Badilla) Gaxiola in Phoenix, Arizona on October 24, 1893. He was one of three children, including Frank Tyson (1891-) and Edward (1897-1963). Ralph Gaxiola married Maria Bayze and the couple had three children, Mary Geraldine (Gaxiola) Haynes (1928-), Gilbert Ralph (1924-1944), and Grace (Gaxiola) Shuga (1935-1997). Gilbert Gaxiola was killed in combat during World War II. Rafael Gaxiola died on August 28, 1944 in Los Angeles, California.