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Mission San Diego de Alcala

In 1769, Spanish Franciscan priest, Junipero Serra, was sent by the Spanish to establish a mission in California to extend Spanish hold into "Alta…

Hidden Objects found at Auschwitz Extermination Camp

Dozens of hidden items, including cutlery, scissors and scraps of leather were found beneath a chimney at the Auschwitz concentration camp complex

Holocaust Survivors

A group of child survivors behind a barbed wire fence at the Nazi extermination camp at Auschwitz. Taken after Soviet troops liberate the camp.

Yellow Star

Starting in September 1941, Jews in Germany were stigmatized by having to wear the Yellow Star. It had been introduced earlier in the territories…

Natives and the Mexican Republic

In 1823, the Mexican Republic replaced the Spanish with the rule over the area. Colonial citizens had permits to the parts of the land, which claimed…

Black and white poster of Huey Newton and Bobby Seale

A framed black and white poster of Huey Newton and Bobby Seale in front of the storefront headquarters of the Black Panther Party in Oakland,…

Introductory page to L'Italia Dall'A Alle Z

Third page of L'italia Dall'A Alle'Z. Introduction written by Piero Parini. While written in an alphabet book intended for children, the forward is…