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1951 Deed of sale to Elvira Villa and Gilberto Villa lot 21 in the Cotton Mill Addition to the City of El Paso.

1956 deed of sale showing Elvira Villa purchased lot 27 in the Cotton Mill Addition to the City of El Paso. This property would later be condemned as part of the Chamizal Treaty of 1964.

Property Deed of Sale to Lot 21 in Cotton Mill Addition to the City of El Paso to U.S.A. as part of Chamizal Treaty of 1964

Life Magazine article on the Chamizal Dispute featuring Elvira Lacarra, Jose and Manuela Villa, Raymundo Garcia, Richard Telles, and Judson Williams.

Letter from IBWC Commissioner, John F. Friedkin, to Elvira Lacarra thanking her for her contributions to helping settle the Chamizal Dispute.

El Paso Herald-Post 1964 article covering the Chamizal Civic Association activities and opinions of the Chamizal residents impacted by the Chamizal Treaty. Article includes photograph of Manuela Villa, mother to Elvira Lacarra, outside her Chamizal…

Black and white photograph of Jose Villa, Manuela Villa, daughter (named unknown), and son Gilberto Villa (far right) outside Villa home on 1220 Algodon Place in South El Paso. This home was later condemned as part of the Chamizal Treaty of 1964.