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A woman named Aurora Arrieta details a dispute she witnessed from her window at the Santa Regina Hotel in Chihuahua, Chihuahua. Ms. Arrieta explains that at around 11 at night, she heard voices on the street and a woman screaming. She looked out the…

Louie and Ida Rivera, a married couple living in Barrio Hollywood in Tucson, Arizona discuss their life histories and comment on aspects of pachuco culture and its language, Caló. Louie was born in 1927 in Jerome, Arizona and after some time in the…

Josefina Padilla talks about her life and family history, in addition to telling some anecdotes about pachucos. She starts by telling the story of her birth because she was born in Hermosillo just months before the Mexican Revolution started, on the…

Ghost Diary was produced by Maureen Cummins in the winter of 2003, with typographic assistance from Kathy McMillan and metalwork by Gary Dodge. The text of the book is based on a handwritten letter discovered by the artist in the archive of Weir Farm…

Femmes Fatales was produced by Maureen Cummins in the summer of 2001, with typographic assistance from Kathy McMillan and die-cutting by Earl Kallemeyen. The typefaces used in the book were New Century Schoolbook and Kunstle Script. All borders and…

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.

A video communicating the stories of O’odham reservation residents during the pandemic.

Manuel de la Rosa, reporter for the High School Sports Magazine, talks about his career along the border and how the situation has changed over the years. Describing the kind of crimes taking place in the area and how it is hard to trust their…

The cover for the Hermandad.

The image of a cover for the Historias y Recuerdos podcast.

Farewell letter by Alfonso De la Torre to his mother María Uribarren explaining his reasons for joining the Cristero militia

Cartoon representing the priest, town, governors (as a dog), state governments (as a bone) and President Plutarco Elías Calles. Calles orders the dog to attack the priest or else he will be left without a “bone” (a colloquial expression in…

Letter from Alfonso De la Torre to his mother María Uribarren regarding the Mexican Youth Catholic Organization’s (ACJM) protests against religious persecution, the Bishop’s position on the matter and the “civic courage” that was instilled…

Letter from Alfonso De la Torre to his father, Ignacio De la Torre Berumen, about reprisals taken against their tannery business due to the family's relationship with Sonora's clergy and the common assumption that Bishop Juan Navarrete was its real…

Letter from Alfonso De la Torre to his little brother, Carlos De la Torre, in which he offers advice on how to become a man

Letter from Benjamin De la Torre to his mother, María Uribarren, in which he describes his arrival at Aguascalientes, the family tensions that his presence has brought on given his Cristero brother's situation, as well as his work and distance…

Letter from Benjamin De la Torre to his sister, María de la Torre, in which he describes the working conditions and his relationships with workers in the chrome tannery in Guaymas, Sonora

Letter from Benjamin De la Torre to his sister Maria De la Torre where he describes his work at the chrome tanery in Guaymas, Sonora and his relationship with the workers.

Carta de Benjamín De la Torre a su hermana María De la Torre donde relata…

Letter from Benjamin De la Torre to his mother, María Uribarren, concerning the war's impact on the chrome tannery in Guaymas, Sonora

Letter from Benjamin De la Torre to his mother, María Uribarren, about the upcoming inauguration of the chrome tannery and his progress in chemistry.