United States-Mexico border crossing, Calexico, [1927?]

Item Overview

Title

United States-Mexico border crossing, Calexico, [1927?]

Date Created

[1927?]

Date

1927

Publisher

Los Angeles Times

Language

No linguistic content

Collection

Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

Notes

Description

Bird's-eye view of United States-Mexico border crossing, with 2 security booths, about 6 cars and 1 truck, about 6 pedestrians, with building with arcade on Mexican side, other buildings foreground and background, and sign arching over road reading "Mexico." Other signs read: "Tome cerveza," "Drink Beer," "Mexicali," "Southern Club Cafe," "Special Fried Chicken Dinners," "Cafe Gabrinus," "Climax Cafe," "San Dieg[o]"
Possibly related to the article, “No Permit Needed at Mexican Border.” Los Angeles Times, 6 Jul. 1927. The article states: Calexico, July 5--Tourists who enter Mexico at this port for brief visits will no longer be required to secure card permits … or July 14, 1927, “New Regulations in Force at Border.” Calexico, July 13--Stringent new regulations requiring that all Americans crossing the international line to Mexicali secure a special permit was announced today …

Caption

Text from nitrate negative sleeve: California, Calexico-Mexicali
Handwritten at edge of negative: Mexican American Line, Calexico, Mexicali, 2 - 5

Physical Description

Extent

1 photograph

Medium

b&w nitrate negative

Keywords

Genre

news photographs
cellulose nitrate film
bird's-eye views

Location

Calexico (Calif.)

Resource type

still image

Subjects

International
Government
Boundaries--Mexico
Immigration stations--California--Calexico
Boundaries--United States