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[Bob Carr wearing a cowboy hat]

Photograph of Bob Carr, circa 1930. He is wearing a cowboy hat and a three-piece suit and is standing in a barren field. Behind him are wooden boxes and a large wooden scaffold.

Date: 1930~

Item Type: Photograph

Border Patrol Chief C.C. Courtney

Photograph of Chief C.C. Courtney standing outside wearing his Border Patrol uniform around 1930.

Date: 1930~

Item Type: Photograph

Border Patrolmen from Marfa, Texas

Photograph of the Border Patrolmen in Marfa, Texas. (L-R, top row): Charles P. Holmes, Ware Hord, William Schrader, Jesse Lee Blackwell, Charles Hayes, George Dennis and Shelley Barnes. (L-R, front row): John F. Harn, Miles Canal, Emmett Hunter, Jesse Hill, Alvin Ogden, Stanley Roberts and Earl Fallis. They are all in uniform and wear riding boots. These men patroled the border with Mexico on horseback with their bedrolls on the back. They often slept along the river.

Date: 1930~

Item Type: Photograph

[Border Patrolmen on Horseback]

Photograph of two border patrolmen on horseback, riding through a rocky area near the Texas-Mexico border. The patrolmen are riding behind a string of four packhorses.

Date: 1930~

Item Type: Photograph

Border Patrolmen Stopping a Group of Smugglers

Photograph of border patrolmen coming upon a group of smugglers by the river in Presidio. Fred Ritter is in the foreground. Smugglers brought sotol, a drink similar to tequila, across the border during US prohibition.

Date: 1930~

Item Type: Photograph

[Cipriano Borunda, Carolina Borunda, and Anastasia Borunda]

Picture taken in 1930 with Model A automobile. From left to right: Cipriano Borunda, Carolina Borunda, and Anastasia Borunda. In the 1960s, Carolina Borunda was the owner of the Old Borunda Cafe and John's Dry Goods Store. Two other children in the photograph are unidentified.

Date: 1930

Item Type: Photograph

[Cole and Bug Means with roping horse]

"Bug" and Cole Means with a roping horse. One of the brothers is standing and holding the roping horse's reigns while the other brother is sitting on top of the roping horse.

Date: 1930~

Item Type: Photograph

Early Pistol Team of Marfa Border Patrol

Photograph of an early Pistol Team of the Border Patrol in Marfa, Texas. In their hands they hold metals for their skill. (L-R): James Metcalf, unknown, Nick Calaer, Earl Fallis, and Matthews. They all wear suits, ties, and hats.

Date: 1930~

Item Type: Photograph

Estephana Chavirra and Trine Silvas in 1930

Photograph of (L-R) Trine Silvas and Estephana Chavirra wearing new dresses purchaed from a peddler in 1930. This photo was included in a research paper by Stella Nunez for an American History class at Marfa High School in 1967.

Date: 1930

Item Type: Photograph

Lucas Brite and Cattle, c. 1930

Photograph of Lucas Brite looking over bull calves at the Brite Ranch headquarters in the 1930s. He wears a suit and tie with a hat. This photo was included in a report by Andrew Wells for an American History class at Marfa High School on January 13, 1975.

Date: 1930~

Item Type: Photograph

M.D.Bryant

Photograph of M.D. Bryant in 1930.

Date: 1930

Item Type: Photograph

Patrolmen Sending Messages by Carrier Pigeons

Photograph of border patrolmen releasing carrier pigeons to send a message to other stations. They have just caught and arrested some smugglers of sotol, a drink like tequila, in the town of Shafter, Texas. It was a dangerous job and many border patrolmen were wounded or died in the line of duty.

Date: 1930~

Item Type: Photograph

Two Border Patrolmen in 1930

Photograph of two men from the Border Patrol in 1930. They are wearing their uniforms and standing in front of their vehicle used to apprehend criminals. The man on the left is Miles Scanall and the one on the right is Ogden. Ogden was fatally wounded when trying to handcuff some aliens on his own.

Date: 1930

Item Type: Photograph

[Unidentified man in suit]

Photograph of unidentified man in a suit, circa 1930s. He has light hair and light eyes, and is possibly older than 30-years of age.

Date: 1930~

Item Type: Photograph

[W.R. Ceke]

Photograph of A.W.Ceke, a barber in Marfa, Texas during the 1930s.

Date: 1930~

Item Type: Photograph

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[Bob Carr wearing a cowboy hat]

Border Patrol Chief C.C. Courtney

Border Patrolmen from Marfa, Texas

[Border Patrolmen on Horseback]

Border Patrolmen Stopping a Group of Smugglers

[Cipriano Borunda, Carolina Borunda, and Anastasia Borunda]

[Cole and Bug Means with roping horse]

Early Pistol Team of Marfa Border Patrol

Estephana Chavirra and Trine Silvas in 1930

Lucas Brite and Cattle, c. 1930

M.D.Bryant

Patrolmen Sending Messages by Carrier Pigeons

Two Border Patrolmen in 1930

[Unidentified man in suit]

[W.R. Ceke]