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Cruz Martinez tombstone, 1937?
Tombstone of Cruz Martinez, the husband Esperanza Martinez who died in 1937.

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Official correspondence to Ila Rodriguez from her brother Bernardo Navallo while a POW in Philippine Military Prison Camp No. 21943, 1943.

Cook's Point plaque, October 12, 2002
This plaque was given to Basilisa Herrera in 2002 to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the closing of the Cook's Point Barrio in Davenport, Iowa.

1979-07-25 Letter of permission from Rev. William O'Connor
A 14-page document including historical background of Mexican Americans from Davenport, IA and the results of a survey given to residents of Cook’s Point, an area within the southwestern city limits of Davenport primarily inhabited by families of…

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Left to right: Carl Tutor, Joe Gomez, Charlie Tutor, Ronnie
Tutor, Florence Gomez, Tille Gomez, and Patsy Tutor, ca. 1945.

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Mississippi River flooding Cook's Point homes, ca. 1945.

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