This 9 x 14 cm sepia photo is the front and profile headshots of Gregorio Sanchez from Mexico, who was accused of killing another Mexican on February 15, 1915. It gives a physical description of the suspect.

This 18 x 13 cm black and white glossy photo is of Mexican immigrants inside a special train on their way to work in beet fields in Colorado in 1945. They are giving the “v” for victory sign, during World War II. The photo was taken by a photographer from The Denver Post.

This 1946 18 x 13 cm black and white glossy photo is of four Mexican immigrants, crew leaders of farm workers, who are wearing sombreros native to the area they are from, having arrived by special train along with nearly 700 others in Denver, Colorado to work mostly in the beet fields. A total of 4,500 farm workers were to arrive from Mexico in Spring, 1945 to work the fields in Colorado. This photo was taken by a photographer from the Denver Post.

This 1943, 18 x 23 cm, black and white glossy is titled Content: “A Style is Born.” J.V.D. Carlyle, Fashion Editor, published this photo in February, 1941. The suit is supposedly modeled by Clyde Duncan, Gainesville, Georgia, a busboy. The suit was sold to Mr. Duncan for $33.50. A descriptive note is included on separate sheet. The photo is credited to A. C. McEver of World Wide Photo.

This 1943 27 x 20 cm black and white glossy is of Frank H. Telez, 22, held in County Jail and shows what a current zoot suit looks like: long baggy, draped jacket and pegged top trousers, very full at the knees and narrow at the cuffs . He is also wearing a dark pancake hat with a feather at the back, and dark lace up shoes. Descriptive note is included on the right side of photo. This is from the Los Angeles California A P Wire Photo office.

These photos depict the life of the urban and rural Mexican and Mexican Americans in the US. A singular picture of an African American young man is included depicting the Zoot Suit style.