Laredo and Nuevo Laredo, Mexico, Texas, 1920 – Vintage Photo Print
(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
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Laredo and Nuevo Laredo, Mexico, Texas, 1920 comes to life in this historic image, reproduced from the original with every detail intact. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
Library of Congress record: City of Laredo, Texas and Nuevo Laredo, Mex., 1920
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Laredo and Nuevo Laredo, Mexico, Texas, 1920
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Laredo, Texas, and Nuevo Laredo, Mexico, faced each other across the Rio Grande in 1920, two border towns bound together by trade, family ties, and rail lines. Cattle, hides, wool, and mohair moved north from the ranches of the region, while merchandise and people crossed the international bridges in both directions. The Mexican Revolution, which had spilled across the border through the 1910s, left many refugees and anxious officials on both banks, and by 1920 the fighting was winding down under a new Mexican government. Residents on both sides would have known the twin cities as a single commercial and social world, where Spanish was widely spoken and a visit to the other side for shopping or church was an ordinary part of life.
| Created / published | 1920 |
|---|---|
| Creator | san antonio photo service |
| Notes | Panoramic photograph. |
| Subjects | Panoramic photographs--Texas |
| Source | Library of Congress, Panoramic Photographs |
| Original scan | 5,400 × 1,145 px · prints to 18 × 4 in at 300 dpi |
| Library of Congress title | City of Laredo, Texas and Nuevo Laredo, Mex., 1920 |
| Reference | TX 1920 Laredo and Nuevo Laredo, Mexico |
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