Object Details
- General
- Series II, Box 23, Foreign--Mexico--Tijuana.
- Collector
- Blenkle, Victor A., Dr., 1900-1978 (physician)
- Names
- Aduana
- Immigration & Naturalization Service
- Collection Creator
- National Philatelic Collection, Smithsonian Institution.
- Blenkle, Victor A., Dr., 1900-1978 (physician)
- Place
- Tijuana, Baja California Norte, Mexico
- San Diego (Calif.)
- Topic
- Ethnic Imagery Project, Archives Center
- Topic
- Mexican-American Border Region
- Customs administration
- Architecture -- Hispanic American
- Streets -- Mexico -- Tijuana
- Collector
- Blenkle, Victor A., Dr., 1900-1978 (physician)
- See more items in
- Victor A. Blenkle Postcard Collection
- Victor A. Blenkle Postcard Collection / Series 2: Geographical Locations outside the United States / Mexico / Tijuana
- Extent
- 1 Item (color, 3-1/2" x 5-1/2".)
- Archival Repository
- Archives Center, National Museum of American History
- Type
- Archival materials
- Postcards
- Picture postcards
- Collection Citation
- Victor A. Blenkle Postcard Collection, circa 1880-circa 1970, Archives Center, National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution,
- Collection Rights
- Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.
- Genre/Form
- Postcards -- 1930-1940
- Picture postcards -- 1930-1940
- Scope and Contents
- Color illustration: official border crossing at Tijuana/San Ysidro. There is a large gate, and on each side a customs office for each country, with each respective flag flying over the building. Several cars sit on the right side of the dividing gate, presumably waiting to cross back to the United States.
- Collection Restrictions
- The collection is open for research use.
- Record ID
- ebl-1560368414239-1560368414400-1
