This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
Tucson as a Health Resort and Climate Review
A detailed 1890s portrait of Tucson noting its edge on the Santa Cruz Valley, dry climate, low humidity, and high sunshine. It emphasizes health benefits for pulmonary diseases, altitude around 2,400 feet, abundant water, and steady warm winters with minimal rainfall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tucson
Southern Pacific R.R
Territory of
Arizona
Santa Cruz Valley
United States Medical Commission
United States
Phoenix
Colorado
A. C. Jones
Florida
Texas
New Mexico
California
Whitelaw Reid
The
New York Tribune
Egypt
Luxor
Sahara
Africa
Mount Sinai
Arabia
Patraea
Nile
Gataract
Assouan
Wady Halfa
Los Angeles
Southwest
Pennsylvania
Ohio
A. W. Olcott
Harrison E. Stroud
H. W. Fenner
Southern Pacific R. R
Southern Pacific Railway
Mark A. Rogers
East
Atlantic
North America
Santa Cruz River
Santa Catalina Range
Rincon
Santa Rita
Lemon
Catalinas
Wrightson
Santa Ritas