The Street Photographers in Old Tijuana ~ Mexico
Hey Mister, you want a picture?
The street photographers of Tijuana, Mexico have  been taking visitors photos since the beginning of the tourist era. At first they took shots of large groups of "excursionists" standing beside their antique vehicles. The donkey cart soon became the studio prop of choice; at some point circa 1940's they became 'Zebra Donkeys'. The street photographers still offer a unique yet expensive ($20) memento for today's visitors. The cameras in use today are nearly as old as the profession itself. The boundary line also had its photo 'studios' to record the tourists' crossing for a day into a foreign land. Collecting these unique one-off ephemeral photographs is greatly facilitated by Internet auctions such as eBay.com.

Blankets & Tijuana pendants
Excursionists with blankets & Tijuana flags.
Early studio donkey & photographer
Early studio donkey and bullfight drapery.

A 1949 memento Photograph.
Excurisionists on Revolution
On Revolution Avenue looking north.
Crossing the boundry line
Somewhere near the boundary marker.
Donkey cart photograph
How many photos like this exist?
1915 with ever popular blankets
1915 Pacific Exposition visitors.
Is this for real?
Can this be for real?
Happiness is
Happiness is a street photo in old TJ.

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