Mexicali Calexico, California, 1911 – 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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Few images capture their era like this historic image of Mexicali Calexico, California, 1911. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
Library of Congress record: [Birds eye view of Mexicali & Calexico]
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Mexicali Calexico, California, 1911
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Mexicali and Calexico sat on opposite sides of the international line in 1911, both built on the irrigated farmland that the Colorado River had made possible in the Imperial and Mexicali valleys. Calexico, incorporated in 1908, was tied to the rest of California by the San Diego and Arizona Railway, and its farms shipped cotton, alfalfa, and vegetables north. Across the border, Mexicali was a young agricultural town, and in January 1911 it was seized by followers of Ricardo Flores Magón during the Mexican Revolution, a rising that spilled over into the border communities. Residents on both sides lived with the constant traffic of workers, merchants, and officials crossing between them.
| Created / published | 1911 |
|---|---|
| Creator | bunnell, s. u. (schuyler u.) |
| Notes | Panoramic photograph. |
| Subjects | Panoramic photographs--California |
| Source | Library of Congress, Panoramic Photographs |
| Original scan | 5,400 × 1,095 px · prints to 18 × 4 in at 300 dpi |
| Library of Congress title | [Birds eye view of Mexicali & Calexico] |
| Reference | CA Mexicali Calexico 1911 |
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