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Near Colorado’s first irrigation route

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Title

Near Colorado’s first irrigation route

Subject

irrigation systems

fences (site structures)

signs (declatory or advertising artifacts)

Description

View looking toward the spot where the first irrigation water from Colorado reached the Imperial Valley in 1901. Tire tracks lead towards a fence. Near the fence's gate, a sign reads: "".

Calexico Quadrangle: California –Imperial Co.; 7.5 minute series; #150

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

D86_TracingtheLine.jpg

Coverage

Imperial County, CA

Still Image Item Type Metadata

Original Format

TIFF

Collection

Tracing the Line

Citation

Goin, Peter, “Near Colorado’s first irrigation route,” Special Collections Online Exhibits, accessed March 17, 2026, https://exhibits.lib.arizona.edu/items/show/2388.