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Photograph of Zacarias "Jimmy" Parra outside his business, Los Alamos Grocery, located on 12th Street of Rio e been reading a newspaper report on the Chamizal Treaty, which would condemn Ro Linda in order to clear this area and return the land to Cd.…

Map produced by the Mexican state showing many of the Rio Grande's meanderings across El Chamizal from 1827-1896.

Map showing areas of South El Paso condemned as part of the Chamizal Treaty of 1964. Areas include Segundo Barrio, Rio Linda, Cotton Mill, Cordova Gardens, and El Jardin.

Newspaper article on the lands and properties acquired in Chamizal Treaty, including proposed additional land to be taken in the settlement.

El Paso Times 1965 report on El Paso men serving in the Vietnam War

Aerial photograph of Parque Chamizal and Benito Juarez monument in Cd. Juarez, Chihuahua.

New York Times report on Chamizal residents to be displaced as part of the Chamizal Treaty.

Photograph of front yard of Ramos family home in Rio Linda Addition to the City of El Paso. The house stood on 12th Street and was condemned for removal by the Chamizal Treaty of 1964.

Photograph of backyard to Rio Linda home on 12th Street

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…