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A series of four abandoned units. They are listed as dwellings in Sanborn Fire Insurance map records but could also be businesses that were abandoned along S. Meyer. Building numbers are posted above door. All glass panes appear to be broken and the…

Interior view of some residences that are in the downtown Tucson area.

A stone wall on W. Broadway, between the back of Rueben Gold's Furniture Store and another business. The Pima County Administration Building is in the background.

A series of residences located on W. Alameda between Pearl Ave. and Granada made up Granada Courts. These rented homes featured one or two bedrooms, studios, furnished and unfurnished models, from $60-85 per month rent. The manager's apartment, #1,…

Vacant lot north of 83 S. Main shows a large Orkin pest control billboard. Another sign advertises the Pueblo Center Redevelopment Project sign.

Two residences stand behind an aluminum siding wall. A large section of one of the homes has deteriorated and much of the siding is gone. Cross streets, S. Meyer, W. McCormick. Exact location, 284-290 S. Meyer. Corresponding image, 1.B.4.

Small residence shaded behind a tree. Facing 322 S. Meyer from Meyer Street. Residence includes a white picket-style fence and gate. Cross streets, S. Meyer Street, W. Cushing Street. Exact location, 322 S. Meyer.

Located at 130 N. Main Ave. The Stevens/Duffield House was originally purchased by Hiram Stevens in 1865. The residence was a grand house that included an aviary, grape arbor, carriage house, and hay barn. In 1874, Stevens purchased the neighboring…

Urban renewal West Congress St. block to be demolished.

A street view on W. Congress shows Imperial Home Furnishings and the Pekin Café. Imperial Home Furnishings, at 160 W. Congress, offered service on home furnishings as well as tv, radio, and HiFi sales service. Pekin's Café advertised chop suey and…

The Maytag Store was an appliance store located on the intersection of W. Congress and S. Meyer. The store was still open and selling beach washers. The store also offered service for broken appliances.

Tucson Army Surplus Store sold military supplies to the public, as well as purchased items from the public. The building features a large, rounded corner that can be seen on the corner of Mesilla Street.

The El Charro residence, adjoined to El Charro, included a second story residence with a small balcony.

On laid paper with two watermarks, the small of which includes a crown and fleur-de-lis. Description from label on collection folder. Dates of printer activity are ca. 1748-1775. Publication statement by this printer generally includes the phrase…

Broadside-dated 1781 under the Royal Spanish seal. This broadside communicates the orders of the Provisional Viceroy D. Martin de Mayorga, a knight of the Order of Alcantara who became Viceroy upon the death of the previous Viceroy of New Spain,…

Signed Los amantes de equidad. Ornate print in title lettering. 1851 broadside reflecting political infighting and attacks.

Manifesto written by Felipe Codallos, Governor of the State of Puebla and directed at the citizens of Puebla. Governador Codallos informs the citizens of his state about the actions of Rear Admiral Charles Baudin during the Pastry Wars wherein…

Broadside soliciting citizen participation in the impending fight against the French intervention. With names of 13 congressional signatories: Ambrosio Espinosa, Diputado Presidente; Antonio Portillo; Angel A. Diaz; Francisco Martinez; Miguel…

Map depicting the battle on the hill of Barrabás, near Zirándaro, now in the state of Guerrero. The map shows where Don Vicente Guerrero, Commander in Chief of the Revolutionary troops of the South set up his fortifications from which his troops…

With engraving of mourners at tomb. Description on label of collection folder: Manifiesto en contra de los asesinos del Gobernador de San Luis Potosí. Ocurrida el 8 de enero de 1861 i.e., 1853. Broadside memorializing the anniversary of the…