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Edward Vail's sketch briefly describing Southeastern Arizona and Southern New Mexico's fiercest and most warlike tribe of Apache Indians, the Chiricahuas, and the names and locations of various Apache tribes.

The Castro family standing with extended family in frount of a building.

From 14th century Black Death to today's AIDS crisis, public reaction has been remarkably the same: widespread panic and fear. Printed on white Mohawk superfine acid-free archival paper. Duotone and tritone printings. Limited to 500 copies.

Print shows women lining up at a ballot box, A man, on the far right, is holding a baby at the end of the line.

An image of Ernie McCray and Shirley Robinson labeled as the "Whiz Kids". Taken in front of "Dew Drop Inn" between church services at Mt. Calvary Church, they competed on radio shows against white students. The prize they sought was a radio.

A Thank you letter to Patricia Castro from Lady Bird Johnson for hosting her during her 1975 visit to Phoenix.

Thank you letter from Lady Bird Johnson regarding 1968 El Salvador Trip.

A photograph of testudinaria elephantipes. This plant is closely related to Dioscorea (yams) and it has a thick cork cover.

Close up of the 1883 map of Arizona Territory showing Pima County and the location of the Fish Ranch.

1883 map of Arizona Territory shows the location of the Fish Ranch, also known as the Empire Ranch, which was purchased by Walter Vail and his partner in 1876. In 1880, the Southern Pacific Railroad arrived in Arizona. This map shows the routes of…

Map carried by Edward L. Vail on the 1890 cattle drive from the Empire Ranch to the Warner Ranch in California. The map shows the route taken from the Empire Ranch to Yuma, AZ. The camps that were made during this portion of the cattle drive are…

A photograph of a termite hill used as a brick kiln. The kiln is 16 feet by 20 feet and 16 feet high. There is a rich amount of vegetation on the outside of the termite hill.

A photograph of a 25 feet high termite hill. There is grass and trees in the foreground. The trees are also 25 feet high.

A photograph of a termite hill that is 10 feet high as well as combretum and m'bangu. This type of ant hill is quite abundant here.

A photograph of a characteristic termite hill about 2.5 feet high. The roof like top was characteristic of all of the termite hill in this forest.