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Photograph of the railroad yard in Silvis, Illinois, the location of the Mexican settlement "La Yarda."
Photograph of the railroad yard in Silvis, Illinois, where many families lived. At its peak, around 400 Mexicans lived in three adjacent areas within the Rock Island railroad yards in Silvis in the Mexican settlement known as La Yarda. The first two…
Work assignment for the Scott County Emergency Relief
Work assignment for the Scott County Emergency Relief, addressed to Peter Gomez of Cook's Point, Davenport, Iowa, in 1934.
Work Progress Administration reassignment slip for Peter Gomez, 1935.
Work Progress Administration reassignment slip for Peter Gomez, 1935, in Davenport, Iowa. Peter Gomez worked as a laborer for the streets.
Notice to Works Progress Administration employees
Notice to Work Progress Administration employees regarding improvement in local economy.
Work identification cards for Peter Gomez
Work assignment and identification cards for Peter Gomez, husband of Otilia Gomez Savala, from 1934-1935 in Cook's Point, Davenport, during the Depression.
Work identification badge of Basilisa Herrera
Work identification badge of Basilisa Herrera for Oscar Mayer Company, Davenport Iowa, 1946.
Dolores Carillo (Garcia), cover page of "Ain't I A Woman?", August 1970.
Article "Ain't I a Woman?" was written in August 1970 by Iowa City feminists about Mexican American women picketing the Oscar Mayer plant in Davenport, Iowa, to protest discriminatory hiring practices.
An interview with Dolores Carillo Garcia about Davenport Mexican Americans protest discriminatory hiring practices.
Dolores Carillo Garcia interviewed by Iowa City feminists about her decision to picket the Oscar Mayer plant in August 1970.
Ray Arguello tops onions in Pleasant Valley, Iowa
Topping onions in Pleasant Valley, Iowa; newspaper article by Linda Barr, Quad City Times, 1980s
