Imperial Valley Snapshots, ca. 1903

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Imperial Valley Snapshots, ca. 1903

BANC PIC 19xx.054--PIC

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Cocopas -- Indians -- in Calexico. They did not like to have their pictures taken as in their ignorance they thought that pointing the camera toward them worked some evil influnce[sic] over them. So one turned his back and I snapped the other as he turned to see what I was doing. And was he angry!

This Cocopa just would not show his face to my Kodack but I got his lovely locks of hair. When these fellows had a cold they tied colored, yard wide cheese cloth over their noses and mouths, to keep the air out and bands of the material around their heads if they had a headache or "something".

These two Mexicans made adobe bricks for Mr. Miller's house which never was built. Thses[sic] men slept and cooked and lived in this ramada which they built of grease-wood branches. The bricks were destroyed when the Alamo River rose during the summer over-flow of the Colorado River. Year 1903.

A prosperous appearing family domiciled in Mexicali almost on the line. Her teeth were filled with much gold. On her stove were tortillas cooking and on the ends of the reeds which formed the wells of the residence were empty egg shells. She smilingly consented to have her picture taken while her husband was taking a siesta within.

The Miller tent out on the 5 acre corner of town. Quite comfortable and novel. And enjoyed until the scare about the Colorado river overflowing and the danger of it flooding the Imperial Valley. Then the fun was all over and fear filled our souls.

The only park in the first days of Brawley was a 6 by 6 feet corner next to Mr. Miller'[sic]tent residence.A few feet away were the two brick makers' renada[sic].The two little girls were Mr. Miller's daughters. This was the only tent in the town that had a shake roof. Part of the frame supporting it is here shown.

Mr. F.S. Miller and his daughter Margaret eating the first watermellon[sic] grown in Brawley. They are waiting for dinner to ...

Margaret and Elizabeth Miller with their first burro which gave them very much pleasure and taught them patience and tact and some Spanish in their management of him. They named him "He-Haw".

Margaret Miller and "He-Haw". Hitched up and standing as was his custom.

The young man with the ax was "our hired man" and the group of three children were the Hoverly children who lived in an adobe house across the flume from our tent. Ours and the Hoverlys were the only two families living within a mile of other people, excepting the brick makers. The two girls in the picture were Margaret Miller and Elizabeth Miller.

Dr. C.H. Heard driving his team with a wagon filled with goods from his store together with his customer he ...

C.H. Heard and his first store marked #1[referring to markings on front of print]. No.2 was his hotel where trancients[sic] ...

The Hoverly family and their tent house just before they built their adobe residence.

Pete Hoverly and family and their new adobe house, being the first one built in Brawley.

Moving the restraunt[sic] to a new location; on Main St. near the Park. The "Plaza" park in the business section ...

A gentleman's residence in Calexico. In the year 1903.

A shelter for the animals. Near Calexico.

The bank building in process of construction. Also the new Heard store, next door. Mr. Miller built and owned the bank, the "First National of Brawley". Mr. Heard owned the store, this being his second move in two months. He moved into larger quarters three times within four months so rapidly did the town grow.

Adobe walls of the bank after the fire. Winter of 1903. When Peter Hoverly was ill in a rooming house ...

The walls of the bank after the fire.

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