Description
This collection of 23 snapshots were taken circa 1903 by an unidentified photographer. The subject matter is the Imperial
Valley area of California, including the towns of Brawley, Calexico, and Mexicali, and the Alamo River. The collection includes
photographs of Cocopa tribe members, Mexicans, and inhabitants of Brawley. Also featured are several buildings and other types
of residential structures. Typewritten captions on the verso of the photographs are lengthy and provide an informative historical
and cultural context for the images. The collection provides firsthand impressions of the settlement and early history of
Brawley, California.
Restrictions
Copyright has not been assigned to The Bancroft Library. All requests for permission to publish photographs must be submitted
in writing to the Curator of the Pictorial Collections. Permission for publication is given on behalf of The Bancroft Library
as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must
also be obtained by the reader.