Starr Count TX Texas Falcon Dam & Lake U.S. & Mexico Border Chrome Postcard

This postcard showcases the Falcon Dam and Falcon Lake, an essential water resource built by the U.S. and Mexico for irrigation and industrial use.

• Features a vivid color reproduction
• Unused with space for a stamp and address
• DB-463 model number printed
• Published in McAllen, Texas

5.5 x 3.5 inches
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The image is a vintage postcard of the Falcon Dam, an earthen embankment dam on the Rio Grande.

The dam is located on the border between Starr County, Texas, USA, and Nueva Ciudad Guerrero, Tamaulipas, Mexico.
It serves multiple purposes, including flood risk reduction, irrigation, recreation, and hydroelectric power generation.
Construction on the dam began in December 1950 and was completed in April 1954; it was officially dedicated in October 1953 by the U.S. and Mexican presidents.
The project created the Falcon International Reservoir, which spans approximately 60 miles in length.


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