Collection Summary
Information for Researchers
Administrative Information
Scope and Content
Collection Summary
Collection Title: Imperial Valley Snapshots
Date: ca. 1903
Collection Number: BANC PIC 19xx.054--PIC
Extent:
23 black and white photographs, 11 x 7 cm or smaller
23 digital objects
Repository: The Bancroft Library.
University of California, Berkeley
Berkeley, CA 94720-6000
Phone: (510) 642-6481
Fax: (510) 642-7589
Email: bancref@library.berkeley.edu
URL: http://bancroft.berkeley.edu/
Languages Represented: Collection materials are in English
Information for Researchers
Access
Collection is open for use.
Publication Rights
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.
Copyright restrictions also apply to digital representations of original materials. Use of digital files is restricted to
research and educational purposes.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], Imperial Valley snapshots, ca. 1903, BANC PIC 19xx.054--PIC, The Bancroft Library, University of
California, Berkeley
Digital Representations Available
Digital representations of selected original pictorial materials are available in the list of materials below. Digital image
files were prepared from selected Library originals by the Library Photographic Service. Library originals were copied onto
35mm color transparency film; the film was scanned and transferred to Kodak Photo CD (by Custom Process); and the Photo CD
files were color-corrected and saved in JFIF (JPEG) format for use as viewing files.
Administrative Information
Acquisition Information
Unknown.
Scope and Content
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.
The collection is arranged by general subject (e.g. Cocopas, Mexicans, various families, buildings, etc.) as suggested by
the captions. Whenever possible, the individual subjects are arranged chronologically.
As the captions are typewritten, the impression of the characters is visible on the printed side of the photographs. Several
of the prints are streaked with scratches. The print sizes range from 11 x 7 cm to 7 x 6 cm.