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President Truman's Statement on the Situation in Korea, 1950
In this press release, President Truman announced that he was committing American forces to a combined United Nations military effort in Korea. The decision was made after war broke out along the 38th parallel on June 25, 1950. On that day, North…
Italian fishermen gathered on "Fisherman's Wharf."
Italian fishermen gathered on "Fisherman's Wharf" in San Francisco, California
Colombini home along California Coast ranch
A photograph of the John and Olga's home along the California coast in which John farmed
Photo of Colombini family
A photograph of Olga Colombini (right) with her eldest daughter, Diana (left), son, Albert, and youngest child, Sandra (front)
Sandra and Diana Colombini on Santa Cruz coastal ranch
Sisters, Sandra and Diana Colombini, on the Santa Cruz farm along the coast in which they grew up, and in which their father, John, farmed
George Stinney Jr., 1944. Dept. of Corrections,
Central Correctional Institution, Record of Prisoners
Awaiting Execution.
Mug shot of a young black man. George wears a baggy striped prisoner uniform with a placard labeled "260" hanging from his chest.
Comelli Family c. 1938
Photograph of the Comelli family, of whom lived in Santa Cruz, California