The bank building in process of construction. Also the new Heard store, next door. Mr. Miller built and owned the bank, the "First National of Brawley". Mr. Heard owned the store, this being his second move in two months. He moved into larger quarters three times within four months so rapidly did the town grow
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This horizontal, sepia-toned photograph from approximately 1903 depicts a row of simple, one-story commercial buildings standing on a flat, dusty landscape. In the center, a masonry building under construction features a prominent arched entrance and several rectangular window openings, its roofline appearing incomplete. To the right of this central building is a wooden structure with a wide, shaded porch supported by thin vertical posts. To the left, a series of smaller, rustic wooden and corrugated metal buildings extend into the distance. The ground in the foreground is light-colored and uneven, with a few faint, blurry figures or objects visible. The sky is pale and clear. Below the photograph, a horizontal color calibration strip with colored squares and a grayscale step wedge is visible against the gray background of the mounting surface. Image description generated by AI (Gemini 3.0 Fast) and reviewed, January 2026 .
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