Chamizal Maps & Photographs
Dublin Core
Title
Chamizal Maps & Photographs
Subject
El Chamizal & Chamizal Treaty
Description
Maps related to the contested territory known as "El Chamizal" and the Chamizal Treaty
Collection Items
Map Showing Condemned Areas of Chamizal Treaty
Map showing areas of South El Paso condemned as part of the Chamizal Treaty of 1964. Areas include Segundo Barrio, Rio Linda, Cotton Mill, Cordova Gardens, and El Jardin.
1941 Cordova Gardens Addition to the City of El Paso
Tract map of Cordova Gardens Addition to the City of El Paso. Cordova Gardens was added to El Paso in 1941. The land was part of the Martinez Estate and was nestled within Mexico's Cordova Island. The neighborhood would be ceded to Mexico as part of…
Map of Rio Grande meanders across El Paso-Cd. Juarez & El Chamizal
Map produced by the Mexican state showing many of the Rio Grande's meanderings across El Chamizal from 1827-1896.
Aerial view of El Paso-Cd. Juarez on February 27, 1969.
Black and white photograph showing El Paso-Cd. Juarez border with natural Rio Grande riverbed and new concrete canal built as part of the Chamizal Treaty of 1964.
Chamizal Dispute Settled—El Paso Herald-Post (1963)
Front page of El Paso Herald-Post on Wednesday July 17, 1963. Headline reads "E.P. Chamizal Dispute Settled" and announces resolution of the Chamizal Dispute and new border boundaries as determined by the Chamizal Treaty.