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Portrait of an unidentified Mexican American family. They pose in front of a blanket that hangs on the wall. A man in a suit and tie and with a full mustache, poses next to a young woman, probably his wife. She wears a ruffled blouse and dark skirt and has her hair pulled back in a bun. They stand beside an elderly couple. The woman wears a dark skirt and blouse with a pin. She has her hair pulled back and parted in the middle. Her husband wears a suit, tie, and a felt hat. He has a full mustache. A young girl stands between the elderly couple. She wears a dress with a Bertha collar.

Father José Lara wears vestments with the United Farm Workers of America Aztec eagle on them as he removes a tortilla from a basket probably in Denver, Colorado. An old Mexican American woman sits in a wheelchair nearby.

Pauline Gallegos Chavez (middle) stands next to her sister Josephine Chavez and an unidentified girl in their kitchen in Denver, Colorado. Josephine sits at a dinette table, she wears eyeglasses. Pauline, who was present at the Ludlow Massacre, was born October 26, 1887 in Walsenburg, Colorado. She died May 3, 1986, at 99 and a half years old.

Elderly Eddie and Ida Lopez celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary at St. Cajetan's Catholic Church in the Auraria neighborhood, Denver, Colorado. Father Tomas is shown shaking hands with Eddie.

Studio bust portrait of Leandro Gomez of Weston (Las Animas County), Colorado. The elderly man wears a jacket, tie and a broad brimmed hat.

Members of probably the Padilla family pose for a portrait with an unidentified older priest, in Fort Collins (Larimer County), Colorado. Two of the women are nuns, and they wear habits. An older woman in a print dress and an older man in a white shirt and tie stand on either side of the priest and nuns.

Former members of teams from the Sugar Beet League (Rocky Mountain League of National Semi-Pro Baseball Congress) attend a Colorado Rockies' game dedicated in their honor at Coors Field in Denver, Colorado. Shows older men and women, the stand and sit in a restaurant at the stadium. Lee Suniga wears a striped shirt and sunglasses.

Studio portrait of Magdalena Córdova, daughter of Juan Bautista Córdova, and his wife, María Quirina Sánches. Magdalena wears a long dress with leg of mutton sleeves, and velvet trim. Her hair is curled and pulled back. She stands beside her father who is seated in a chair; he wears a suit and bow tie, his hair is receding and he is clean shaven. His wife, María wears a dark silk dress with slightly puffed sleeves and a crocheted bertha collar.

Portrait of José Victor García, a rancher in Conejos County, Colorado, he served in the Colorado Territorial Legislature and held many political appointments. He wear a suit and tie, has thick gray hair combed back and a full mustache.

Tomas Romero, secretary for the Concilio Superior for La Sociedad Protección Mutua de Trabajadores Unidos sits at a computer his office in Antonito (Conejos County), Colorado. He wears glasses and a sweater and has gray hair. A painting of Celedonio Mondragon, founder of the S.P.M.D.T.U. is on the wall beside him.

Chicano playwright, actor and musician Daniel Valdez poses with his elderly mother, Estevan Flores and Celia Flores. Estevan Flores wears a coat and tie and Celia Flores wears eyeglasses.

Portrait of Frances Miera Montez of Denver, Colorado. She poses with he head against the shoulder of an unidentified woman. She wears a black dress with a corsage, a string of pearls and pearl earrings.

Portrait of Teresa Vigil, an expert in medicinal herbs (curandera) in San Luis (Costilla County), Colorado. She poses in her kitchen in a blouse and sweater. A stove, cutting board and pots and pans are nearby.

Unidentifed members of Hermanos Penitentes pose near a wood stove in their adobe morada in Costilla County, Colorado. Shows young, middle aged and old men.

Portrait of an unidentified Hispanic cowboy who trained horses at the rodeo arena in Manassa (Conejos County), Colorado. He wears a dark cowboy hat over his gray hair, has a weathered face and full, gray beard.

Group portrait of members of the Concilio Superior of the Sociedad Protección Mutua de Trabajadores Unidos (S.P.M.D.T.U) pose in the office of the Concilio Superior hall in Antonito (Conejos County), Colorado. Shows middle aged and older men and women. Photographs and a portrait of Celedonio Mondragon, founder of the group are on the wall. Photographer Daniel Salazar sits at the far right, he holds a piece of paper and wears glasses.

Middle aged and older men and women, members of the Concilio of the Sociedad Protección Mutua de Trabajadores Unidos in Antonito (Conejos County), Colorado, pose in their meeting hall in Antonito (Conejos County), Colorado. Many wear ribbons or buttons and some wear commemorative T-shirts celebrating the 100th anniversary of the S.P.M.D.T.U.

Portrait of Celina Barela a ceremony for the centennial anniversary of La Sociedad Protección Mutua de Trabajadores Unidos held in Antonito (Conejos County), Colorado. The elderly woman has curly gray hair and wears eyeglasses. Mrs. Barela was presented with a statue of her father, Celedonio Mondragon, founder of the society.

Members of the Sociedad Protección Mutua de Trabajadores Unidos Concilio #19 pose in a park in Alamosa, Colorado. The middle aged and older men are identified left to right as: Larry Romero, Alonzo Lopez, Gene Gonzales, Herman Martinez Jr., Rogelio Briones, Thoma E. Romero, Donald Salazar, Joe L. Trujillo and Antonio (Tony) Martinez. They hold a satin banner decorated with fringe, letters on the banner read: Concilio Numero 19, Alamosa, Colorado."

Members of the Concilio Superior of La Sociedad Protección Mutua de Trabajadores Unidos pose in an office in their hall in Antonito (Conejos County), Colorado. They are identified, left to right as, Fred Ruybal, James Ruybal, Tony Ruybal, Richard De Herrera and Hermano Thomas E. Romero of Concilio #16 in la Garita Colorado. The elderly Mr. Romero wears a ribbon badge and glasses.

Members of La Sociedad Protección Mutua de Trabajadores Unidos, Concilio Superior (#1), pose inside their hall in Antonito (Conejos County), Colorado. They are identified as Hermano Thomas E. Romero from Concilio # 16, La Garita, Colorado, and Hermanos (left to right) James Ruybal, Fred Ruybal, Tony Ruybal and Richard De Herrera. The elderly Mr. Romero wears a ribbon badge and eyeglasses. Shows a stage in the distance.

Pauline Gallegos Chavez sits with family members on the occasion of her 98th birthday in Denver, Colorado. Identification, left to right (back row): James A. Maestas, and Ann Maestas; (middle row): Ida Lopez and Pauline Gallegos Chavez; (front row): Renea Maestas. Pauline was a survivor of the Ludlow Massacre.

Portrait of Joe Herrera, and elderly Mexican American man in Fort Collins (Larimer County), Colorado. He sits at a table in his house near a plastic basket of artificial fruit. He wears eyeglasses.

Concepcion Escobedo, an elderly Hispanic man and former sugar beet worker waves on Rigden's farm in Fort Collins (Larimer County), Colorado. He wears a jean jacket, dress shirt and leather cap.

An elderly Lucy Jacquez and Jay Alire pose in front of a Christmas tree in Denver, Colorado. Mrs. Jacquez wears a white shift with blue flowers, Jay wears a sweater and has a mustache.

Portrait of an unidentified elderly Hispanic woman, probably of Native American descent from either San Luis or Chama in Costilla County, Colorado. She has a checkered headscarf over her gray hair.

An elderly Hispanic American man, identified as Mr. Atencio, sits at a table in his kitchen and shaves in Chama (Costilla County), Colorado. A coffee cup with a shaving brush and a small mirror are on the table. Kitchen cabinets are on the wall.

Women pose by a fence probably at the Santa Ana Fiesta carnival in San Luis (Costilla County), Colorado. Cenaida Roybal Manzanares in a dark dress and her head covered with a manta leans on the fence. To her left is Francisca Manzanares Quintana, her sister in-law. A carnival ride is in the distance.

An elderly Hispanic American man, probably Mr. Atencio, walks on a dirt road near a coyote fence (stick fence) near Chama (Costilla County), Colorado. He wears a shirt, ragged pants and a hat.

An elderly Hispanic American man, probably Mr. Atencio, eats his lunch in his home in Chama (Costilla County), Colorado. he sits at table in front of a plate of beans and holds a spoon. He wears a denim shirt. His hat, an enamel cup, and a tortilla are on the table. A cup and pitcher are behind him as well as metal buckets of water.

Carlos Lopez, and elderly Hispanic American man, looks up at ferris wheel at a carnival in San Luis (Costilla County), Colorado. He wears a hat, striped shirt and suspenders. He has a full mustache. Children ride the ferris wheel, women and teenage girls look on.

José Ramos Valdez, an elderly Hispanic American, former postmaster of San Luis and owner of the Heraldo newspaper stands by a chair in the auditorium of the San Luis Institute in San Luis (Costilla County), Colorado. He is balding, has a mustache, eyeglasses and wears a suit and tie. People look on.

Carlos Lopez, and elderly Hispanic American man (back row, center), watches a dice game at a carnival in San Luis (Costilla County), Colorado. He wears a hat, striped shirt and suspenders. He has a full mustache. One man holds dice as a group of men looks on.

Sister Pauline Apodaca poses in a living room with her father. She wears a blue habit and glasses. Her elderly father wears a shirt and tie. He has gray hair and eyeglasses.

Cesar Chavez, greets a member of the Colorado delegation at the United Farm Workers of America Convention in Fresno, California. He has his arm around an unidentified, elderly Mexican American woman. She has white hair, eyeglasses, a floral print dress and a convention ID ribbon. Cesar Chavez wears a plaid shirt.

Three women stand together outside a building in the Auraria neighborhood in Denver, Colorado. They are identified left to right: Josephine Montoya, Ms. Rivera, an older woman with gray hair, and Mary Baca.

Serapio Miera poses with two young girls, Gloria and Connie Montez. Mr. Montez, an older man, wears a tie and hat. The girls are dressed in their first communion dresses. He holds Connie's hand.

Longina L. Lobato, an elderly Hispanic American woman (center) poses in front of an adobe house with two unidentified women, and a baby in Zamora (Las Animas County), Colorado. Longina Lobato wears a long dark dress, a Basque with puff sleeves, a crocheted shawl and cap. The other women wear blouses and long skirts. A little girl in a dress and bonnet stands nearby.

Juanita Girardot Gomez, and elderly woman, poses with Benina Gutierrez Girardot against a wooden building in Vigil (Las Animas County), Colorado. Juanita wears a headscarf, a light colored patterned blouse and a long, full skirt decorated with braid. Benina wears a blouse with a pleated front and a long, full, pleated skirt. Her hair is parted in the middle and pulled back. She has her hands on her hips.

Two men and a boy pose outside an adobe house in Zamora (Las Animas County), Colorado. They are identified left to right as: Feliz Nabor Zamora, an elderly man, he wears a shirt, jeans and round, wide brimmed hat and has a mustache. Jose Placido Zamora, a young boy, he wears a shirt, jeans, suspenders and a round hat. Mr. Romero, he wears a shirt and coveralls and his hair is parted on the side.

Portrait of Hispanic American Rumaldo Manzanares, one of the first settlers of La Plaza de los Manzanares (a.k.a Manzanares, Garcia, in Costilla County), Colorado. He moved to Colorado from Tierra Amarilla in northern New Mexico. The elderly man wears a coat and tie, his gray hair is combed back and parted on the side. He has a mustache and full sideburns and a beard.

Hispanic American Maria Ignacia Sanchez was the second wife of Rumaldo Manzanares. They moved to San Pablo, Colorado to raise their family. Maria is buried in the San Luis de Fuetos Cemetery with Rumaldo. The elderly woman has her hair parted in the middle and pulled back.

Studio portrait of Concepción Escobedo of Fort Collins (Larimer County), Colorado. The elderly Mexican American man, a former sugar beet worker, wears a suit and has his gray hair combed straight back.

Studio portrait of an Juan Ausencio Paiz, an older Mexican American man. he wears a shirt with long collar points and a double-breasted jacket. He is clean-shaven and is balding with gray hair.

Studio portrait of José Julián Espinosa, a farmer in El Carnero (Saguache County), Colorado. Prior to moving to Colorado he served as a Captain of Calvary, in Company D, 1st Regiment, New Mexico Volunteers and later was elected to various Saguache County, Colorado, public offices. He wears a suit, vest and bow tie. He has white hair and a full beard and mustache.

Studio portrait of Celestino García, a rancher from Conejos (Conejos County), Colorado. For many years he served in the House of Representatives in the Colorado General Assembly. He wears a suit and tie, his gray hair is parted on the side and he has a full mustache. C. García is inked on the oval image.

View of Los Cordovas Catholic Church in Los Cordovas, a settlement located along the Purgatory River, approximately two miles east of El Moro (Las Animas County), Colorado. The adobe building has a gable roof, wooden, shingled bell tower with a cross on top and a diamond shaped window over the door. Members of the Hispanic American congregation and the elderly José Benito Córdova and his wife Marina Rivera de Córdova stand on either side of the front door of the church. He wears a suit and leans on a cane. His wife wears a long dark dress.