El Laberinto article about María Cano Martinez, 1984
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María Cano Martinez papers, Iowa Women's Archives, University of Iowa Libraries, Iowa City.
1984
English
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Iowa City freight depot and stockyards, 1917
Mexican railroad workers labored and socialized in this area near the freight depot and stockyards.
1917 atlas of Johnson County.
Iowa City Mexican shanties near the railroad, ca. 1930
The five rectangular buildings seen in this image were the shanties lived in by Mexican families during the 1930s.
Image from a 1933 Sanborn Insurance Company map.