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President John F. Kennedy is informed of the Cuban Missile Crisis

President John F. Kennedy (at right, in rocking chair) meets with United States Air Force (USAF) officers who took part in aerial photo-reconnaissance…

In this message to Congress delivered on March 21, 1933, President Franklin D. Roosevelt proposed a large-scale federal response to unemployment…

Message to Congress on Unemployment Relief

In this message to Congress delivered on March 21, 1933, President Franklin D. Roosevelt proposed a large-scale federal response to unemployment…

Agricultural laborers empty sacks of freshly picked cotton into bed of truck

This image is from the personal papers of researcher Henry P. Anderson. These materials were collected or generated by Anderson during his graduate…

WWII veteran Joe Gortiz entered the Navy in 1942 and returned home from the Pacific, four years later.

Prisoners of Brigade 2506 guarded by Cuban Fidelistas

Prisoners of Brigade 2506 guarded by Cuban Fidelistas after the failed Bay of Pigs invasion.

Brownsville herald (Brownsville, Tex.), November 15, 1932

- Daily (except Sat.), -
- Vol. 18, no. 279 (Oct. 10, 1910)-
- Sunday issue for July 11, 1937 combines with Valley morning star and McAllen daily…

Brownsville herald (Brownsville, Tex.), November 15, 1932

- Daily (except Sat.), -
- Vol. 18, no. 279 (Oct. 10, 1910)-
- Sunday issue for July 11, 1937 combines with Valley morning star and McAllen daily…

I Would Not Wish It Upon Anyone

Historian Gilbert Gonzalez discusses California’s Bracero Program and shares the experiences of former Braceros.
Recorded at Los Alamitos-Rossmoor…