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Photographs of David & Manuel Macías, from the state of Zacatecas in Mexico, emigrated to the U.S. in 1914 and 1915 respectively to work in the foundry of the Bettendorf Company.

Photograph of some of the early Mexican immigrants who migrated to the Silvis yards to work in the Rock Island Railroad shops. More than half of these Mexican men were recruited by the Macias brothers who taught them music and to play in the musical…

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, addressed to Peter Gomez of Cook's Point, Davenport, Iowa, in 1934.

Work Progress Administration reassignment slip for Peter Gomez, 1935, in Davenport, Iowa. Peter Gomez worked as a laborer for the streets.

Notice to Work Progress Administration employees regarding improvement in local economy.

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 for Oscar Mayer Company, Davenport Iowa, 1946.

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.

Dolores Carillo Garcia interviewed by Iowa City feminists about her decision to picket the Oscar Mayer plant in August 1970.