Tempe (Ariz.) -- Photographs

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This artificial collection houses commercial photographs taken in Arizona during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Among the subjects depicted are Lindsay's Garden in Prescott; the interior of the Arizona Laundry; a young boy with a donkey pulling a toy wagon by Buehman & Hartwell; and a mosaic view of retail buildings in Tempe titled Tempe Illustrated.

Abstract This collection houses 104,308 black and white photographs taken by Herb and Dot McLaughlin. The majority of these images were produced for commercial clients; thus, their content varies widely. Arizona subjects (as formulated by the McLaughlins) include agriculture, irrigation, and floods; cities; city and county government; construction; dams (including Roosevelt Dam and Glen Canyon Dam); governors; homes; hotels, resorts, and bars; Native Americans; the military; mines and mining;...

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This collection constitutes the photo morgue of the Tempe Daily News. The images document Tempe's social and economic development, including churches, businesses, street scenes, buildings, and portraits of community leaders. All photographs were taken by staff photographers; no images from news bureaus are included.

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This collection houses eighteen photographs depicting members of the Apache tribe; Congress, Arizona; the Congress mine; Tempe, Arizona; and collections of Native American crafts.

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These seventeen photographs include images showing the White family residence at 730 N. Mill Avenue, a stone and cement house of eclectic style that Elvin White built between 1919 and 1922, and family portraits.