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John Watkins Photographs
1882-1920 (Bulk circa 1900-1910)
CP SPC 81
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| Creator: | Watkins, John B. (John Boyce), 1888-1969 |
| Title: | John Watkins Photographs
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| Inclusive Dates: | 1882-1920 |
| Bulk Dates: | 1900-1910 |
| Quantity: |
2 Folders
(0.2 Linear Feet)
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| Abstract: | This collection houses eighteen photographs depicting members of the Apache tribe; Congress, Arizona; the Congress mine; Tempe, Arizona; and collections of Native American crafts. |
| Identification: | CP SPC 81 |
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Material in English
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| 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!
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Biographical Note
John Boyce Watkins was born in Virgina on July 26, 1888. He came to Arizona with his brother, Dr. William Warner Watkins (1883-1956), and settled in Metcalf. Watkins lived in Phoenix from 1906 until 1929, where he operated the Blue Moon Café at 1st and Adams from 1923 to 1929. He was a pioneer settler of Salome, Arizona, owning and operating the general store from 1931 until his retirement in 1954 and serving as the town's second postmaster. Watkins died in Wickenburg, Arizona on June 27, 1969. He was survived by his wife, Evelyn Esther (Jones) Watkins (1892-1980) and son, John Boyce (1925-).
Scope and Content Note
This collection houses eighteen photographs depicting members of the Apache tribe; Congress, Arizona; the Congress mine; Tempe, Arizona; and collections of Native American crafts.
Arrangement
This collection consists of eighteen photographs.
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
The Arizona Board of Regents retains copyright to this collection for and on behalf of the Arizona State University Library. Requests to publish, display, or redistribute information from this collection must be submitted via our online application.
Access Terms
Geographic Name(s)Congress (Ariz.) -- Photographs
Jerome (Ariz.) -- Photographs
Tempe (Ariz.) -- Photographs
Subject(s)Apache Indians -- Photographs
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], John Watkins Photographs, CP SPC 81, Arizona State University Library.
Provenance
John B. Watkins Jr. donated these photographs to the Arizona Collection in 1988 (Accession #1993-00934).
Container List
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| 1-2 | Street Scenes of Downtown. Tempe [?], Arizona,
circa 1910 |
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| 3 | Bridge Over the Salt River. Tempe, Arizona,
circa 1910 |
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| 4 | Railroad Bridge at Flood Time on the Salt River. Tempe, Arizona,
1911 |
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| 5 | Apache Woman Making a Basket. Congress Mine, Arizona,
circa 1900 |
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| 6 | Two Apache Women. Congress, Arizona,
circa 1900 |
| | | | | One woman is holding a baby; the other is shown with a pot. Both are standing in front of a wikiup. |
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| 7 | Apache Woman by a Wickiup Sending her Child off to School. Congress, Arizona,
circa 1900 |
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| 8 | Interior View of an Apache Wickiup. Congress, Arizona,
1897 |
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| 9 | Apache Woman Carrying a Basket on her Head. Congress, Arizona,
circa 1900 |
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| 10 | Apache Woman and Child Standing on Railroad Tracks. Congress, Arizona,
1900 |
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| 11 | Apache Man with a Dog. Congress, Arizona,
circa 1900 |
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| 12 | Native Americans on Porch of Company Store. Congress, Arizona,
circa 1900 |
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| 13 | Native American Basket Collection. Congress, Arizona,
1903 |
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| 14 | Interior of the Home of "Grandmother" Jones. Congress, Arizona,
circa 1900 |
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| 15 | Gila Valley Bank and Trust Building. Jerome, Arizona,
circa 1900 |
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| 16 | Ernest Hall and his Woodpecker Hole Collection. S. L.,
circa 1910 |
| | | | | Ernest Hall is DeForest "Dick Wick" Hall's brother. |
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| | | | | Personal Name(s) Hall, Ernest (Ernest Raymond), 1880-1959
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| 17 | Billboard Advertising Dick Wick Hall's Gas Station. Arizona,
circa 1920 |
| | | | | Personal Name(s) Cooley, Ben D. (Benjamin Dawson), 1878-1935 (Photographer)
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| 18 | Group of Women Students. Tempe, Arizona,
1908 |
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| 21 | Cocopah River Boat on the Colorado River, Arizona,
1882 |