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A photograph taken from the market, looking into the town. There is a Belgian bank at the right. There are several people talking towards town with an indigenous woman with load of cassva on her head.

In 1907, by proclamation of President Roosevelt, all federal lands in California, Arizona, and New Mexico within 60 feet of the border line were set apart as a public reservation. Although this frontier is occasionally usurped by ranchers and…

A photograph taken from a boat, looking up the river. There is a papyrus swamp on the left.

View of the point-of-entry of New River at Calexico/Mexicali. The New River is so severely polluted that it is a major health hazard. A fence and bridge cross over the river, and to the left, several buildings stand behind another fence. Vegetation…