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School children and horses in front of the Empire School. E. L. Vail owned the building and leased it out in 1897 to be used for the school which was near but not part of the ranch.

The cutting gate at Empire Ranch. The cutting gate allows for the separation of animals such as horses, cows, or the like into two or more holding corrals.

Two horses tethered to a buckboard filled with supplies for the camps. The Empire Ranch expanded by purchasing other ranches or contracting to operate and place cattle on other ranches. At one point it was estimated the ranch covered a little over a…

Empe toto at the right and Empe oribo at the left. Cuttings were taken from the tree at the right. Its leaves are a little broader but they are distinguished with great difficulty. [Shantz travel journal, Mar. 27, 1920]

An up-close photograph of a whole empe toto fruit with another one cut in half. The color is a deep green with blush on one side and the flesh of the fruit is a deep yellow color. The fruit is half its natural size.

An up-close photograph of two whole empe toto fruit, which are noted to be half their natural size.

Empe oribo with cocoanut palm in the fore. [Shantz travel journal, Apr. 5, 1920]

Two large Empe oribo trees with depot behind. These trees when they grow together take on the same form as one tree - except that they may be lengthened if they are far apart. [Shantz travel journal, Mar. 27, 1920]

A photograph of empe oribo, that are 4 inches long on average. They are being sold at 4 for 10 cents or 48 for 1.20 francs.

A photograph of indigenous adults and children around several piles of empe oribo, a type of mango in market at Ndjindji. The average size of the mango is about 4 inches long.

An up-close photograph of one whole empe oribo and one cut in half. The fruit's flesh is similiar to empe toto.

An up-close photograph of two empe oribo mango. This fruit about same size as empe toto but with a more pronounced mango form.

An up-close photograph of a type of mango called empe kino. This one is half its natural size but cut in two to show flesh.

An up-close photograph of a third type of mango called empe kino. It is long in size but inferior in flavor as it is probably not a fully developed fruit.

A photograph of Emma Hollins with Edgar J. Born and two other women. Hollins was part of the very first Pueblo High School Class where she served as class treasurer.

A photograph of two Embu in the foreground with several other Embu behind them. The two individuals in the front have red mud and grease in their hair and it is wrapped in banana leaf.

Nana (Elvira) Campuzano holds baby Marisela Campuzano on a colorful couch in the Dog Patch neighborhood of Tucson, Arizona.

Digital illustration for the Sabado Night Live creative action done in collaboration with Another Gulf is Possible, Las Imaginistas and the Democratic Socialist of America RGV Chapter.