Immigration office and surrounding buildings, Campo, [1927?]

Item Overview

Title

Immigration office and surrounding buildings, Campo, [1927?]

Date Created

[1927?]

Date

1927

Publisher

Los Angeles Times

Language

No linguistic content

Collection

Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

Notes

Description

Small wooden building with porch and sign reading "Office, U.S. Immigration Service," on a dirt road on the right with another building across the road onthe left and with 2 cars approaching on the road lined with oak trees in the background. Nearby signs read "Tackle," "Telephone" on an arrow-shaped sign, "Campo Garage," "Union Gasoline," "Savage Tires," and other signs reading "Rail Road Crossing," "Look Out For the Cars," "Danger R.R.," and "Help Prevent Fires." Directional signs point to Potrero, Cottonwood, Dulzura, San Diego, Moreno Res. Boulevard, Jacumba, El Centro.
Possibly related to Los Angeles Times article, November 30, 1927, Washington Group Will See Border, More Immigration and Customs Buildings May be Placed on Mexican Line. … The entire party will proceed first to San Diego and then Tia Juana, Tecate, Campo, Jacumba, El Centro, Calexico, Mexicali and Andrade. … a close study of conditions along the border will be made the Washington officials and the needs of the customs and immigration service surveyed. …

Caption

Text from nitrate negative sleeve: California, Campo
Handwritten at edge of negative: U S Customs house Campo

Physical Description

Extent

1 photograph

Medium

b&w nitrate negative

Keywords

Genre

cellulose nitrate film
news photographs

Names

United States. Immigration and Naturalization Service

Location

Campo (Calif.)

Resource type

still image

Subjects

Legal
International
Government
Immigration stations--California--Campo