A history of Calipatria,
since 1919
Postcards, papers and photographs of Calipatria from public archives, woven together by decade. Neighbors fill in the gaps.
The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗The Imperial Valley Farm Lands Association founded the town as Date City in 1914. The first post office at Calipatria opened in 1914. Calipatria incorporated in 1919.
Text from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Timeline
built from the dates on the items belowFinish Calipatria’s story
Most archives stop around 1920. The photos from after that are in family albums, not libraries.
1 of 10 decades since 1900 have photos 🔁Retake an old view1940 Census Enumeration District …, 1850: stand where they stood+15 📦Share a family photoSign in to add one+10Famous people from Calipatria
See all 1 →Calipatria, decade by decade
CommonsWaiting for the semimonthly relief checks at Calipatria, Im…1935
CommonsWaiting for the semimonthly relief checks at Calipatria, Im…1935
LOCUntitled photo, possibly related to: Pea pickers near Calip…1935
LOCUntitled photo, possibly related to: Pea pickers near Calip…1935
LOCUntitled photo, possibly related to: Pea pickers near Calip…1935
LOCUntitled photo, possibly related to: Pea pickers near Calip…1935
LOCUntitled photo, possibly related to: Pea pickers near Calip…1935
CommonsWaiting for relief checks during Great depression1937
LOCWaiting for relief checks. Calipatria, California1937
LOCWaiting for relief checks. Calipatria, California19371990s
Then & now
No then-and-now pairs yet. Take a photo from the same spot as 1940 Census Enumeration District Descriptions - California - Imperial County - ED 13-49, ED 13-50, ED 13-51, ED 13-52, … (1850) and it appears here side by side.
🔁 Retake this view · +15Stories next door
nearby towns’ historyFrom Wikimedia Commons (4) and the Library of Congress (7). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.