The United States closed their fence and customs office while the Mexicans keep their office opened. Nobody is supposed to cross at this point, but if they do, they can still pay their Mexican "crossing-fees", or mordida. Here, a customs house stands…
A winding path extends into the distance. Rocks and vegetation surround the path on both sides. In the distance, a gap in the vegetation serves to slow the spread of fire.
In 1907, by proclamation of President Roosevelt, all federal lands in California, Arizona, and New Mexico within 60 feet of the border line were set apart as a public reservation. Although this frontier is occasionally usurped by ranchers and…
Hot spring and the ruins of a resort, which has been suspected of operating as a smuggling center for undocumented workers. In the background, mountains are visible.
Letter from Barry Goldwater to Morris K. Udall, encouraging him on his upcoming 1976 presidential campaign. Typewritten and signed on U.S. Senate letterhead.
Journalist, Maria Idalia Gomez, describes the institutional weakness in certain parts of Mexico, particularly in small border towns that have high rates of poverty. Gomez also discusses corruption, how acts of violence continue to go unpunished, and…
Printed broadside related to the second French intervention in Mexico; titled, Very Important News about the Campaign: Exchanged Communications between the Chief Generals of the Mexican and French Armies. These communications detail what this report…
Broadside by Ignacio Comonfort publishing letter dated April 16 1863 by General Jesús González Ortega. Gonzales Ortega's letter reports on the situation in Puebla fighting the French Army, and gives details on losses, battlements and maneuvers.…
A filming license granted by the Indian government on April 16, 1975 to Ken Wolfgang which permitted him to film at protected monuments within the country.
Book cover for "Too Funny To Be President" by Morris K. Udall (New York: Henry Holt, 1987), featuring photograph of a laughing Morris K. Udall in front of the U.S. Capitol.
Political cartoon of Morris K. Udall as presidential candidate, featuring a caricatured Morris comically providing readers with his demographic profile, by political cartoonist Robert Grossman (1940-2018).
Printed broadside by the parish Priest José María del Refugio Guerra y Alva (ordained Bishop of Zacatecas on 29 December 1872) decrying the influx of prohibited books, brought into a the country from the United States. Chief among these banned…
Evil scientist and landowner study based on 20th century merchant/colonizer and current corporate LNG scientist demonstrations in Brownsville, Texas public schools and children's museum.