Two stories inspired by photographs: the mystery of the unnamed Black miner daguerreotype, and a research project upended by a simple photograph. Explore the complexities of both in this issue.
Kibbey Fellow, Michelle Trujillo, discusses FSA land reappropriation in California during WWII and librarian Lauran Kellen gives us a retrospective of food rationing during WWI.
The intriguing case of Archy Lee, California’s “Dred Scott” legal battle. Pictorial works of artist Carl Nebel of Mexico before and during the Spanish American war.