Rockfellow Family Photographs circa 1840-circa 1940, Undated

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Rockfellow Family Photographs circa 1840-circa 1940, Undated

CP SPC 281


Overview of the Collection
Creator:	Rockfellow, John A. (John Alexander), 1858-1947
Title:	Rockfellow Family Photographs
Inclusive Dates:	circa 1840-circa 1940, Undated
Quantity:	113 Photographs (0.5 Linear Feet)
Abstract:	This collection houses 113 photographs depicting scenes around Arizona, including mining operations in Oatman, ranching, the Prescott Rodeo, the construction of Bartlett Dam, John A. Rockfellow and his family, stores in Phoenix, and Native Americans.
Identification:	CP SPC 281
Language:	Material in English.
Repository:	Arizona State University Library Greater Arizona Collection P.O. Box 871006 Tempe, AZ 85287-1006 Phone: (480) 965-4932 E-Mail: archives@asu.edu Questions? Ask An Archivist!

Biographical Note

John Alexander Rockfellow was born to Samuel Lodaski and Julia Lucinda (Conkey) Rockfellow in Mount Morris, New York on January 30, 1858. He became interested in the Western United States after explorer Major William Powell visited his home in Rochester, New York. After graduating from the University of Rochester in 1879, Rockfellow and his school friend Bill Hartt traveled to the interior of Arizona, where they prospected for gold. Rockfellow lived in Arizona for most of the rest of his life, establishing himself as a miner, ranchman, cattleman, educator, and civil engineer. He died at his son's home in Los Angeles, California on May 16, 1947.

Rockfellow married Flora Amelia McNair (1857-1937) in 1890 and the couple had four children: Hugh McNair (1891-1891), Julia (Rockfellow) Waite (1893-1991), Henrietta Pierpont (Rockfellow) Rubel (1897-1989), and John Philip (1898-1964).

Scope and Content Note

This collection houses 113 photographs depicting scenes around Arizona, including mining operations in Oatman, ranching, the Prescott Rodeo, the construction of Bartlett Dam, John A. Rockfellow and his family, stores in Phoenix, and Native Americans.

Arrangement

This collection consists of one hundred and thirteen photographs.

Restrictions

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 copyright to this collection. Distinctive Collections recognizes that it is incumbent upon the researcher to procure permission to publish information from this collection from the owner of the copyright.

Related Material

Unprocessed photographs created by and documenting the Rockfellow family are available in Accession #1994-01394 (guide available at http://www.azarchivesonline.org/xtf/view?docId=ead/asu/rockfellow_acc.xml.

Access Terms

Personal Name(s)

Rockfellow, John A. (John Alexander), 1858-1947

Rubel, Henrietta Pierpont Rockfellow, 1897-1989

Waite, Julia Rockfellow, 1893-1991

Family Name(s)

Rockfellow family

Geographic Name(s)

Bartlett Dam (Ariz.)

Phoenix (Ariz.) -- Photographs

Subject(s)

Mines and mineral resources -- Arizona -- Oatman

Rodeos -- Arizona -- Prescott

Occupation(s)

Ranching -- Arizona

Administrative Information

Credit Line

[Identification of item], Rockfellow Family Photographs, CP SPC 281, Arizona State University Library.

Provenance

The Greater Arizona Collection acquired these photographs in 1994 (Accession #1994-01394).

Container List



1	Apache Woman Wearing Traditional Clothing, 1908 (Postcard)
		Personal Name(s) McGee, Arthur



2			Apache Woman with Children and Cradleboards, Undated (Postcard)



3			Navajo Jeweller, Woman at Loom with Children, New Mexico, Undated



4			Cliff Dwelling, Tonto Basin, Arizona, Undated



5			Cliff Dwelling, Walnut Creek, Arizona, Undated



6			Pima Indian Home, Undated



7			Hopi Indian Men with Sandpaintings and Kachina Dolls, Undated



8			Navajo Indians with Horse-Drawn Wagon at Trading Post, Canon Diablo, Arizona, circa 1910 (Stereograph)



9	Hopi Women Grinding Corn at Corn Festival, Undated (Stereograph)
		Includes description of corn festival.



10	Hopi Woman and Children, Oraibe, Arizona, 1860
		Note reads "One evening in Oraibe Moqui Indian village."



11	Seven Men Playing Billiards at Fort Apache, Arizona Territory, 1890
		Seven men, two with sticks.



12			Schoolgirls Entering Phoenix Indian School, 1900



13			Indian Center Gift Shop Designed as a Kiva, Undated (Postcard)



14	Cliff Dwellings in Walnut Canyon, Arizona, 1920
		Personal Name(s) Willis, J. R.



15	The Mysterious Indian Painted Rocks of Arizona, Undated
		This image was published in Enoch Conkins' Picturesque Arizona.



16	President McKinley on the Balcony of the Arizona Capitol, Phoenix, Arizona, 1900
		Personal Name(s) McKinley, William, 1843-1901



17	A Miner's Little Daughter Photographing President McKinley and his Little Friends in an Arizona Mining Camp, 1900
		Personal Name(s) McKinley, William, 1843-1901



18			Interior View of National Bridge, Pine Creek, Arizona, Undated



19			Down the Granite Gorge of the Colorado from Peritese Point, Grand Canyon, Arizona, 1903



20			An Old Water-Filled Crater near Ash Fork, Arizona, 1922



21			View of the Cocopah River Boat on the Colorado River, Arizona, 1882



22			Wood-Framed Building at Aqua Fria Smelter, Yavapai County, Arizona, 1870



23			General Office at Fort Whipple, Arizona, 1870



24	Postcard of Gurley Street, Elks Club, Hassayampa Hotel, and Valley National Bank, Prescott, Arizona, 1940
		Street scenes.

		Corporate Name(s) Frashers Inc. (Publisher)



25			Postcard of Street Scenes and Traffic in Nogales, Sonora, Mexico, 1910



26	Postcard of St. Paul's Episcopal Church, Tombstone, Arizona, 1968
		Oldest Protestant church in the west, 1882.



27			Jimana Inn, Salt River Bridge, Highway 60, Arizona, 1940



28			Snapshot of Kingman, Arizona, circa 1940



29			Snapshot of Mine near Oatman, Arizona, 1940



30			Snapshot of a Stretch of Highway Showing Airplanes Parked Wing Tip to Wing Tip near Kingman, Arizona, 1940



31			Sanpshot of Mohave County Courthouse, Arizona, 1940



32			Open Cat Mining by the Arizona Comstock Mining Company, 1930 (Postcard)



33	El Costillo, Phoenix, Arizona, Residence of Mr. and Mrs. W. P. Stuart, Undated (Postcard)
		Personal Name(s) Stuart, William P. (William Plato), 1879-1960 Stuart, Della T. (Della Cora Gillespie Tovrea), 1888-1969



34			Donofrio's Ice Cream Parlor, Phoenix, Arizona, Undated



35			Willis' Store, Snowflake, Arizona Territory, 1890-1900



36			Postcards of U.S.S. Arizona, 1930



37	Postcard, Zora Folley: American's National Heavy Weight Contender with Co-Manager Bill Swift, 1957
		Personal Name(s) Folley, Zora Bell, 1931-1972



38	Uncle Billy, Bill Crosby, Jacobs Lake, Arizona, 1940
		Personal Name(s) Crosby, Bill (William), about 1870-



39.1-10			The Roosevelt Dam and Apache Trail Highway, Undated (Ten Postcards Including a Folder)



40			Bartlett Dam Construction, 1937



41			Bartlett Dam Construction, 1937



42			Bartlett Dam Construction, 1939



43			Bartlett Dam Construction, 1930



44			Bartlett Dam Construction, 1938



45			Bartlett Dam Construction, 1939



46			Bartlett Dam Construction, 1930



47			Bartlett Dam Construction, 1937



48			Bartlett Dam Construction, 1930



49			Bartlett Dam Construction: Men in Front of Building, 1937



50	Phoenix Safeway Store: Vince Banks, Butcher, Standing Next to Tovrea Truck, 1930
		Personal Name(s) Banks, Vince (Vincent Joseph), 1912-2003



51	Phoenix Safeway Store: Vince Banks, Butcher, Holding a Piece of Meat in Front of Tovrea's Truck, 1930

		Personal Name(s) Banks, Vince (Vincent Joseph), 1912-2003



52	Phoenix Safeway Store: Vince Banks, Butcher, behind the Meat Counter, 1930
		View includes a wide variety of product offerings.

		Personal Name(s) Banks, Vince (Vincent Joseph), 1912-2003



53	Vince Banks Taking Flying Lessons in Phoenix where Sky Harbor is Now, circa 1930
		Personal Name(s) Banks, Vince (Vincent Joseph), 1912-2003



54			Portrait of Emilio Medellion, a Mexican-American Singer/Entertainer, 1926



55			Portrait of the Frank Luke Jr. Post No. 1 Marching Band



56	View of Race Horse with Owner, Trainer, and Jockey, 1949
		Photographer is given as "G. E. Gidley;" other names listed are "N. Nolting" and "B. Britcher."



57	View of Race Horse, 1952
		Other associated names are given as "J. P. Eischen," "J. Nolting," "J. Keene," and "T. Arthur."



58	View of City Street. Bashford-Burmeister Co. Mercantile Exchange, 1890
		Possibly Prescott or Flagstaff.



59	Street Scene, 1890
		Probably Flagstaff. Numerous buildings including Tom Lee Restaurant and the Council Bar & Club Room.



60	View of Mining Camp, 1890
		May be the Congress Mine. Includes smelter and various buildings.



61	View of Wooden Building; the Miner's Saloon, 1890
		May be the Congress Mine.



62	Mining Town and Subterranean Structures, Arizona Territory, 1890
		May be the Congress Mine.



63-64			Two-Story Building with Welcome Banner, Arizona Territory, circa 1890-1900



65			View of People Watching a Parade, Arizona Territory, 1890



66			Parade Shows: Native Americans on Horseback Carrying White Flags, Arizona Territory, 1890



67			Three Native American Boys on Hillside, Arizona Territory, 1890



68	Three Women on Porch, Pearce, Arizona Territory, Undated
		Description reads "Oral tradition states that this is the boarding house that they either owned or operated there."



69			Panorama of a Smelter Showing Dormitories and Other Structures, Douglas, Arizona, Undated



70			Interior of Chapel, 1900



71	Portrait of Julia Rockfellow, Daughter of John A. Rockfellow, 1896
		Personal Name(s) Waite, Julia Rockfellow, 1893-1991



72	Snapshot of John A. Rockfellow at Cochise Stronghold, 1931
		Personal Name(s) Rockfellow, John A. (John Alexander), 1858-1947



73	Julia and Henriette, Daughters of John A. Rockfellow, at Fort Grant, Arizona, 1900
		Personal Name(s) Waite, Julia Rockfellow, 1893-1991 Rubel, Henrietta Pierpont Rockfellow, 1897-1989



74	John A. Rockfellow Standing in Front of House
		Personal Name(s) Rockfellow, John A. (John Alexander), 1858-1947



75			Numerous Children Posing for Camera, 1840



76	Portrait of John A. Rockfellow when he Attended the University of Rochester, N.Y, 1887
		Personal Name(s) Rockfellow, John A. (John Alexander), 1858-1947



77			Mexican Bandits Off Duty Pose for Photographer, Undated



78	Dr. John E. Bacon, Pioneer Doctor, Fort Grant, Arizona, 1900
		Dr. Bacon delivered the Rockfellow children.

		Personal Name(s) Bacon, John Elmer, 1869-1964



79	Panorama of San Xavier del Bac Mission, Undated
		Personal Name(s) Bacon, John Elmer, 1869-1964



80	Ranching in the Shadows of San Francisco Peaks, Arizona, 1905
		Cattle round-up in the Southwest.



81	Albert McEwen on "Mucho," Prescott Rodeo, 1936
		Personal Name(s) McEwen, Albert, 1914-1986



82	Earl Hendricks on "Specialist," Prescott Rodeo, 1936
		Personal Name(s) Hendrix, Earl, 1916-1997



83	Tom Bride, Prescott Rodeo, 1936
		Personal Name(s) Bride, Tom (Stanley Victor), 1912-2002



84			Prescott Rodeo, 1936



85	Dane Hill on "Tisebugfitz," Prescott Rodeo, 1936
		Personal Name(s) Hill, Dane



86			Prescott Rodeo, 1936



87			San Francisco Peaks, Arizona, 1890



88			Scene of Jawbone Telegraph, The Holdup, Johnson Canon, Arizona Territory, 1900



89			Tourists Buying Indian Arts and Crafts, Albuquerque, New Mexico, Railroad Station, New Mexico, 1905



90			Colorado River Dredger at Yuma, 1918



91			Phoenix Indian School Weavers: Two Girls Behind Looms, 1910 (Postcard)



92			Southwestern Interior in Motel Room, circa 1910-1915



93			Oatman Mine, Arizona, Undated



94			Bimetal Mine, Mine Shaft Dump, Oatman, Arizona, Undated



95			Bimetal Mine, Open Cut and Main Shaft Dump, Oatman, Arizona, Undated



96			Bimetal Mine, Open Cut, Oatman, Arizona, Undated



97			Bimetal Mine, Assay Office, and Main Shaft Dump, Oatman, Arizona, Undated



98			Bimetal Mine, Assay Office, and Boarding House, Oatman, Arizona, Undated



99			United Eastern Shaft and Office, Oatman, Arizona, Undated



100			Country Southwest from Tom Reid Mine, Oatman, Arizona, Undated



101			Oatman, Arizona from Tom Reid Mill, Undated



102			Oatman Mine, Undated



103			Oatman Mine, Undated



104			Oatman Mine Looking Southeast, Undated



105			Oatman Mine, Undated



106			Oatman Mine, Undated



107			Oatman Mine, Undated



108			Oatman Mine, Undated



109			Oatman Mine, Undated



110			Oatman Mine, Undated



111	Bob Russell, Las Vegas Hotel Operator, Takes Time Off to Fish in Boulder Lake Behind Boulder Dam, 1935

		Personal Name(s) Russell, Bob (Raymond Robert), 1885-1969



112	S. Donofrio Fruit Stand. 23 E. Washington, Phoenix, Arizona Territory, Undated
		Personal Name(s) Donofrio, Salvatore, 1868-1957



113			New Globe Laundry, Globe, Arizona Territory, Undated