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Border wall with Ferris wheel

Dublin Core

Title

Border wall with Ferris wheel

Subject

borders (boundaries)

barrier walls

Ferris wheels

fences (site elements)

Description

A dirt road stands between the border wall and a chain link fence outside El Paso. In the distance, a Ferris wheel documents the festivities in town.

Ysleta NW Quadrangle: Texas –El Paso Co.; 7.5 minute series; #83

Creator

Goin, Peter

Source

Peter Goin Collection (MS 733)

Date

Undated

Rights

Copyright © is held by the artist. Digital access to this material is made possible by the University Libraries, Special Collections. Further transmission, reproduction, presentation (such as public display or performance) of protected items is prohibited except with permission of the artist.

Format

JPEG

Type

Image

Identifier

C08_TracingtheLine.jpg

Coverage

El Paso, TX

Still Image Item Type Metadata

Original Format

TIFF

Collection

Tracing the Line

Citation

Goin, Peter, “Border wall with Ferris wheel,” Special Collections Online Exhibits, accessed February 25, 2026, https://exhibits.lib.arizona.edu/items/show/2291.