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A photograph taken of Castro's Campaign button.

Three main cultural factors influence the flow and course of the Rio Grande. The first is the large and growing agricultural network, including diversion dams, reservoirs, and irrigation canals. The second is the development of urban water and power…

Portrait of Celia Beltran, 1987.

A street view on W. Broadway that includes Central Shoe Shop, Villa Nova Bar, Joe's Barber Shop, and El Zarape Mexican food. Central Shoe Shop sold and repaired shoes, and also had a hat selection. Villa Nova Bar's arrow-designed sign is prominent in…

A photograph taken of the Certificate of Election for Pima County Superior Court Judge.

A photograph taken of the Certificate of Nomination for the United States.

This is the actual champagne bottle that was used to christen the USS Arizona by Esther Ross. The bottle is encased in a silver lattice shroud enclosed in a copper mesh. It is still attached to the plaited red white and blue ribbons used to swing the…

As with many borders, conflicts arise. Ownership of the El Chamizal tract, consisting of 630 acres of disputed land between El Paso and Ciudad Juarez, remained in dispute for nearly a hundred years. The issue involved the interpretation of how fast…

Oral history conducted by Ellen Lomonaco with Charles Jackson in Tucson, Arizona on February 27, 1984. Mr. Jackson was on the staff of Admiral Kimmel at Pearl Harbor at the time of the attack on Pearl Harbor, HI by Japan on December 7, 1941. He was…

A web archive of a project website for Chavalxs, a collaborative community-based project focused on creating spaces of reflection through photography to confront narratives about young people from rural areas near the Mexico-US border that have been…

Childhood parochial school portrait of Robert Scorcia, taken in New York (perhaps in the Queens area).

The Chinese Chamber of Commerce building was located in downtown Tucson on S. Meyer Street. Directly east on S. Main Street was the Chinese Evangelical Church. The Chinese Chamber of Commerce served to help Chinese business owners with their…

Vincent M. Gin, Gin Lan Kwei Yee, Yee J. Ling, and Leslie M. Gin attend a Chinese family's birthday party in El Rio Neighborhood, Tucson, Arizona.

Life behind the family grocery store L & K Market for Joe Pun, Leslie Gin, Yee Gin Ling, Josephine Gin, Gin Lai Kwei Yee, and Jimmy M. Gin, 1958.

Newspaper article discussing the christening of the USS Arizona and the Governor's involvement in the event.

Leslie M. Gin and Vincent M. Gin celebrating Christmas behind Ling's Market.

Stewart Udall with President Johnson, Christmas tree lighting ceremony, White House.

Timeline with a small selection of the titles Martin Luther published during his lifetime.

An image of a man with a large scar on his leg, sitting on a railroad track.