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A background of La Barranca Park in Santa Cruz, California, which was dedicated to the contributions of Italian Americans to the county.

In November 1969, Morris read about the Indian students who had taken over Alcatraz and quickly became involved in the movement. He became the coordinator of the Alcatraz depot at Pier 40, arranging for the shipment of goods to the island as well as…

Multiplication table illustrated on the roots of an Indian Banyan tree, with accompanying tables and descriptions

Photo by painter and photographer Mrs. Alice Iola Hare (1857-1926). According to Father Arthur Spearman this Indian "choza" or hut was part of Mission Santa Clara's third site (1784-1818). The Indian home was built of "adobe, ladrillo (brick)…

Image of the preface of an Italian cuisine cookbook, in English, published in 1919 for an American audience.

Bodies of Rwandan refugees wrapped in straw mats and blankets line the roadside. In the background, more bodies are off loaded from a truck. Because of the lack of fresh water and food as many as 50,000 people died in crudely established refugee…

National Guard and strikers at McCloud Strike 1909 on railroad

View of Pro-choice demonstrators with signs reading, "Sen. Roberti: Stop attack on abortion rights", and "ERA Yes". Photograph dated January 1987.