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Mollie Fly retired in 1912, but three years later a fire destroyed her studio. [9] She then moved to Los Angeles, where she died in 1925. Many of the Flys' negatives had been destroyed in the two fires, but Fly donated her remaining collection of photographic negatives to the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C. [ 3 ]
Signing of Arizona statehood bill in 1912. Arizona's first Congressman was Carl Hayden (1877–1972). [47] He was the son of a Yankee merchant who had moved to Tempe because he needed dry heat for his bad lungs.
[78] [79] He was born in Phoenix before Arizona became a state, the son of Baron M. Goldwater and his wife, Hattie Josephine ("JoJo") Williams. His father came from a Jewish family that had emigrated from England and founded Goldwater's , the largest department store in Phoenix.
Hinchcliffe Court opens near Tucson, the first auto court motel in Arizona. [116] 1912 February 14: Arizona becomes the 48th state of the United States; Phoenix becomes the state capital. [108] U.S. President William Howard Taft issues Proclamation 1180: Admitting Arizona to the Union. [117] The Territory of Arizona becomes the State of Arizona.
This is a timeline of women's suffrage in Arizona. The first women's suffrage bill was brought forward in the Arizona Territorial legislature in 1883, but it did not pass. Suffragists worked to influence the Territorial Constitutional Convention in 1891 but lost by only three votes. That year, the Arizona Suffrage Association was formed.
Image credits: Vestiges of History Family stories are rarely one type or another. When you look at a photo, you might start talking about a beach vacation, but the conversation could lead to the ...
Cory exhibited a painting, Arizona Desert, at the Armory Show of 1913 which sold for $150, [18] and received an honorable mention at the show. [ 19 ] Because of declining attendance at the Prescott Rodeo, Cory helped a group of local men calling themselves "Smoki" (pronounced Smoke-eye) with information about Hopi ceremonies that they performed.
The first bank, a branch of the Bank of Arizona, opens. [17] Population reaches 1500. [10] Brick factory opens. [10] Grand Canal completed. [10] Mesa is founded. [10] 1879 Presbyterian church established. [12] Salt River Indian Reservation is formed. [10] The Southern Pacific railroad reaches Maricopa. [10] 1880 Arizona Gazette newspaper begins ...