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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.

James Maestas and his wife Ann pose with Denver Mayor Federico Peña at and event in Denver, Colorado. James Maestas holds a certificate that reads: "Clean Denver Award."

José "George" Lopez, has his arm around his mother Juanita Lopez, and Bonifacio "Lee" Morales, stands with his mother Marcelina Morales in an unidentified location. Juanita Lopes wears a print dress and glasses. Marcelina Morales wears a dark dress decorated with beadwork. They are residents of the Auraria neighborhood in Denver, Colorado.

Poster advertising the 1961 St. Cajetan Parish Bazaar to be held on the grounds of St. Cajetan's School in the Auraria neighborhood, Denver, Colorado. A photograph in the poster shows a 2 door 1961 Rambler De Lux automobile and Mrs. Tillie Martinez, Mrs. Anita Garcia, Mrs. Barbara Martinez, Mrs. Helen Ankele, Mrs. Priscilla Mares, Mrs. Ursie Bustos, Rev. Juan Ordinas, C.R. and Mr. Bonnie Mares.

Eppie Griego, Louise Griego and Orlando Griego pose near a mantle in a living room in Denver, Colorado. Eppie wears a beret, Louise wears a blouse with a ruffled collar and cuffs and Orland wears a leather jacket.

Pauline and Phyllis Morales pose in front of an unidentified house in the Auraria neighborhood in Denver, Colorado. Pauline wears a sleeveless striped blouse. An unidentified young girl looks on.

Women, members of the Morales family, pose inside 1057 8th Street in the Auraria neighborhood, Denver, Colorado. They are identified, left to right, as Guadalupe "Lupe" Morales, Gabriela Francisca "Gail" Morales, Felipa María "Phyllis" Morales Sarriccio, and María "Mary" Cruz-Castro.

Frances Miera Montez stands in front of her art deco style dresser mirror and applies lipstick in Denver, Colorado. She wears a blouse and skirt.

Louise Griego stands with her children Ronnie and Cheryl near a picket fence by their house at 36th Avenue and Kalamath Street in the Highland neighborhood, Denver, Colorado. Louise wears a mini-dress with a leather belt. Her son wears a leather, fringed vest with peace sign decorations.

Frances Miera Montz stands at table in her small kitchen and mixes dough for tortillas in Denver, Colorado. Her hair is pinned up and she wears a plaid dress and an apron.

The Auraria Casa Mayan dancers entertain at a 16th of September (Diez y Seis de Septiembre) Mexican Independence Day celebration in Curtis Park in the Five Points neighborhood, Denver, Colorado. Dancers include Magdalena Gallegos and Alice Montoya. The young women wear matching dresses with full skirts and sleeves, scoop necks and dark shawls wrapped around their waists. A crowd of Mexican American men, women and children are crowded around the stage.

Interior view of a play at Saint Cajetan's School, in the Auraria neighborhood, Denver, Colorado. Girls in caps, blouses and skirts stand in a row next to a sign that reads: "? St." and "Lawrence." Magdalena Gallegos poses at the end of the line in a dark blouse and light colored skirt. Three teenage women stand nearby. Two of the women wear dresses and one wears a blouse and a plaid skirt.

Studio portrait of the Isidoro Apodaca family of Denver, Colorado. Members are identified as: back row left to right: Anita Apodaca, Teadora Apodaca, Front row left to right: Pauline Apodaca and Isidoro Apodaca. Isidoro wears a suit and tie and eyeglasses. The women wear sweaters.

Dave Valdez, known as Uncle Dave and members of the Los Cochinos Motorcycle Club, a Hispanic biker club, pose on their motorcycles on a street in Denver, Colorado. Uncle Dave has a long, gray goatee, wears a leather vest and a head band that reads: "Los Cochinos." Two of the bikers have women passengers on the bikes.

Andrea Barela, NEWSED development director and event organizer for the annual Denver Cinco de Mayo celebration, poses with former Denver city councilwoman and vice chair of the U.S. Election Assistance Commission Rosemary Rodriguez, in the courtyard of the Denver Center for the Performing Arts in Denver, Colorado. Andrea Barela wears a print blouse and Rosemary Rodriguez wears a black dress with a shawl. She has gray hair and wears glasses. A sign on a building reads: "Boettcher Concert Hall."

Mexican American, Pediatric Physician Assistant Magdalena Arellano Aguayo poses with Mayor John Hickenlooper and Sandos Westside Family Health Center Director, Mary O'Connor, M.D., on her retirement after 25 (twenty-five) years of service with the Denver Health Authority.

Young Mexican women participate in an immigration rights rally at Civic Center Park in Civic Center, Denver, Colorado. One teenage girl is wrapped in an American flag. A young woman beside her holds a sign and a Mexican flag, and wears a Mexico T-shirt. A sign in the distance has a picture of Martin Luther King and reads: "I Have a Dream Too, That We Will All Be Legal."

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.

An elderly couple, Stella Cordova, founder and owner of Chubby's, a Mexican restaurant. and her husband Alex Cordova, pose in their home in Denver, Colorado. Alex has his arm around Stella, and she wears a polka dot dress and glasses.

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.

Unidentified members of the Frances Montez family gather around a table filled with food in Denver, Colorado. Shows an older woman, middle aged women and a young girl. The girl reaches for the hand of a young boy who hides in the doorway of the kitchen. One woman smokes a cigarette, another wears a hat.

Gloria Montez, dressed in a graduation cap and gown, poses with her mother Frances Miera Montez in their living room in Denver, Colorado. Frances wears a white suit, bow tie and wears eyeglasses.

View of Hispanic politicians at the Cinco de Mayo celebration in Denver, Colorado. They are identified as (Left to right): Ramona Martinez, Denver City Councilwoman; Cecilia Garcia; Henry Cisneros, Mayor of San Antonio, Texas; Debbie Ortega, Denver City Councilwoman and Polly Baca, Colorado State Senator.

United States Congresswoman Pat Schroeder and Mexican American State Representative and candidate for Denver Mayor, Federico Peña pose in a booth at a church fair in Denver, Colorado. Congresswoman Schroeder laughs as Representative Peña points. A man in the booth holds a hat and a boy and woman stand nearby.

View of Freddy Rodriguez and the Jazz Connection at the El Chapultepec Jazz Club, 1962 Market Street in Union Station neighborhood, Denver, Colorado. Mexican American saxophonist Freddy Rodriguez, has gray hair and a mustache, an African American female singer holds a microphone and takes a bow, an African American bass player wears dreadlocks, and the white pianist has a trimmed beard.

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.

Studio portrait of Frank and Jennie Duran of Denver, Colorado. Frank wears a suit and tie and Jennie wears a suit with a skirt and blouse.

Studio portrait of the Edwardo Lopez and Ida Chavez Lopez wedding party, Denver, Colorado. They are identified (left to right) back row: unknown woman, Manuel Moya, Racheal Chavez Moya, and Tony Lopez. Front row: Edwardo Lopez and his bride Ida Chavez Lopez. Ida wears a silk and lace wedding gown a lace veil and holds a bouquet of roses. Edwardo wears a suit and has a boutonniére. Racheal Chavez Moya wears a hat.

Pauline Gallegos Chavez and her family pose near their chicken coop at 672 Canosa Court, in the Sun Valley neighborhood, Denver, Colorado Identification (left to right): Manuel Adolph Steve Moya, born March 31, 1929, Pauline with baby Gloria Donna Moya Ursetta, Born September 11, 1940, and Fidel Ernest Moya, born May 1, 1927. Pauline was a survivor of the Ludlow Massacre.

Anita Maestas poses in her backyard in Denver, Colorado. She kneels and arches her back with one hand on her hip. A young girl is nearby.

Interior view of Mr. Days Beauty Salon located at 1600 West Evans Avenue in the College Park / South Platte neighborhood, Denver, Colorado. Mr. Day, in black trousers, and his staff pose near a counter a display case. A woman sits on a stool near the counter and men and women stand behind it. James Maestas is forth from left in the back row

Interior view of Mr. James Beauty Salon located at W. 50th Avenue and North Federal Boulevard in the Chaffee Park neighborhood, Denver, Colorado. James A. Maestas, the owner and his aunt Toni Maestas, a hairdresser are with women clients who sit in barber chairs. Shows mirrors, beauty product displays and sinks for washing hair.

Lawrence Rivera and Josephine Montoya pose for a Valentines Day photo near10th and Lawrence Streets in the Auraria neighborhood, Denver, Colorado. Lawrence wears a double breasted suit and tie, Josephine wears a dark skirt and blouse, a long coat and a beret.

Young women, identified as (left to right): Eloise Jaramillo Sabal, Gloria Greening Dudley, Mary Roybal Foreman, pose in the street behind a car in Denver, Colorado. Eloise wears a dress and a dark jacket, Gloria wears a dress and Mary wears a suit and eyeglasses.

Florence Torres holds up her infant son Don in the backyard of their brick house in the Auraria neighborhood in Denver, Colorado.

Ness Olguin holds infant David Herrera and has her hand around the neck of Mike Arrigon, a young boy near a fence and the sidewalk at 1117 Lawrence Street in the Auraria neighborhood, Denver, Colorado. Parked cars are nearby.

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.

Teenagers, Josephina Montoya and Lucy Herrera stand near the open door of an automobile near 7th (Seventh) Street and Wazee Street in the Auraria neighborhood, Denver, Colorado. Josephina has head through the window and Frank Herrera sits at the wheel with a cigarette in his hand. Street railroad cars are in the distance.

Studio portrait of Serapio Miera and Emelia Gonzales of Denver, Colorado. Emelia wears a dark dress and her hair curled and parted in the middle. Serapio wears a coat and tie, his hair is parted on the side.

Ness Olguin sits behind Bernadine Herrera and holds a book for her to look at near the front door of a house at 1105 Lawrence Street in the Auraria neighborhood, Denver, Colorado. Bernadine, an infant girl, sits in a child's rocking chair, she wears a dress trimmed in lace.

Portrait of Serapio and Frances Montez of Denver, Colorado. They sit on a sofa covered with a blanket. Serapio has his arm over his wife's shoulder. He wears a striped suit, tie and hat. Frances wears a dark dress.

Members of the Gallegos and Torres families, residents of the Auraria neighborhood, pose in an unidentified park in Denver, Colorado. Infants, boys, girls, men, and women are in the group of unidentified family members.

Women and a teenage man pose around a desk inside St. Cajetan's Catholic School in the Auraria neighborhood, Denver, Colorado. They are identified (left to right) as: Sister James Marie, Anita Garcia, Frank Ankele, Sister Reginald, and Magdalene Trujillo. Sister Reginald and teenager, Magdalene Trujillo hold a sign that reads: "Winter Carnival." The nuns wear habits and wimples.

Studio portrait of the Torres family, they pose in their living room of their house in the Auraria neighborhood, Denver, Colorado. They are identified as: (back row, left to right) Benny Torres, Tom Torres, Margaret Torres, Joe Torres, and Vincent Torres; (front row, left to right) Rose Apadaca Torres, Lupe Apadaca Torres, Florence Torres Gallegos, Felix Torres, Agneda (Nea) Torres, and Alice Torres.

Sam Maestas, Jr. and his wife Alice Ebel Maestas pose in the yard of their house on the corner of 29th and Arapahoe Streets in Denver, Colorado.

Group portrait of Mexican Americans Felix Gallegos, his bride Florence Gallegos née Torres and their wedding party. The couple were married at St. Cajetan's Church in the Auraria neighborhood, Denver, Colorado. The bride and groom are seated in the front. Felix wears a suit and white silk tie and a boutonniére, Florence wears a lace and satin dress and a full length veil. She holds a bouquet. Her bridesmaids wear hats, long dresses and gloves and hold bouquets, the groomsmen wear suits and ties, and a young flower girl wears a long dress and flat hat and holds a basket of roses.

Florence Torres Gallegos sits in "Smitty's" backyard at 1941 9th Street in the Auraria neighborhood, Denver, Colorado. She wears a short sleeved white blouse and slacks and has her dark, curly hair loose. She sits on the grass near a young tree, a shed is in the distance.

Mexican American Celia Baca poses near 1118 Lawrence Street in the Auraria neighborhood, Denver, Colorado. The teenage girl wears a wrap around coat tied with a belt. Her curly, dark hair is worn back.

Cleotilde Rivera, a Mexican American woman, stands in front of her home at 1121 Lawrence Street in the Auraria neighborhood, Denver, Colorado. The elderly woman wears a floral print dress and has curled, gray hair.