Illegal aliens crossing the United States border coming from Tijuana in 1977.

The Mexican immigrants appear to have crawled underneath a border fence using a small home-made steel tunnel. This picture was taken of the illegal immigrants in 1977.

Photographic statistics for this image are below.

Order Number: 00083514 Title: Illegal border crossing Photographer Gulker, Chris. Collection ID Herald Examiner Collection Location/Accession HH_b059_f1_i12 Date 1977 Physical Description 1 photographic print : b&w ;26 x 21 cm. Notes Title supplied by cataloger. Description Photograph caption reads: “Tijuana-U.S. border scenes with illegal aliens”. Photograph dated: Aug. 16, 1977. Subject Fences–California–San Diego County. Border crossing–Mexico–Tijuana (Baja California). Illegal aliens–United States. Immigrants–United States. United States–Boundaries–Mexico. Los Angeles Herald-Examiner photographs. Herald-Examiner Collection photographs. Format Photographic prints Credits Made accessible through a grant from the John Randolph Haynes and Dora Haynes Foundation. Reproduction Information Images available for reproduction and use. Please see the Ordering & Use page at http://tessa.lapl.org/OrderingUse.html for additional information. Sub-Collection Name Los Angeles Herald Examiner Photo Collection