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- [Photograph of the Dowe Home]
- Photograph of a two-story house, belonging to O. C. and Millie Dowe, with a wooden fence and gate in front of it, and snow falling and covering the roof and the ground.
- Pete and Felix Aguilar, 1928
- Photograph of brothers Pete and Felix Aguilar in 1928.
- Felix Aguilar and Manuela Arlacon
- Photograph of Felix Aguilar and Manuela Arlacon before their engagement party in 1928 in Presidio, Texas.
- Felix Aguilar and Manuela Arlacon
- Photograph of Felix Aguilar and Manuela Arlacon just before their engagement party in 1928 in Presidio, Texas.
- Burro named "Gansole"
- Photograph of "Gansole", a faithful burro on the Brite Ranch in 1928. This animal served as a school bus, night horse, and a way to get home.
- Remuda on the Brite Ranch
- Photograph of a remuda, or group of saddle horses, on the Brite Ranch in the late 1920s. Many of these horses came from the Pool Ranch near Shafter, Texas.
- First Border Patrol Station
- Photograph of the first border patrol station. Chief C.C. Courtney is on the right and Ware Hord stands next to him. On the left is the Assistant Chief, named Hayes. There are three automobiles and a dog behind the men.
- First Border Patrol in Marfa
- Photograph of the first border patrol in Marfa, Texas. (L-R, top row): Peterson, Hunt, Dill, Jack Prather, Kyle, Pierson, and Daniel. (L-R, second row):Alvin Ogden, Jesse Hill, Earl Fallis, Jack Starkey. unknown, Baird, Brooks, Dorn, Jackson. (L-R, bottom row): Jack DeVolin, James, Metcalf, Joe Dill, C.C. Courtney (Chief), Shelly Barnes (Assistant Chief), Ware Hord, Emmet Hunter, and George Dennis.
- Early Border Patrolmen
- Photograph of early Border Patrolmen in Marfa, Texas. Two of them are on horseback and three stand beside them.
- Early Border Patrolmen
- Photograph of two early Texas Border Patrolmen in Marfa, Texas. They are either loading or unloading an automobile.
- Juan Dominguez
- Photograph of Juan Dominguez in his border patrol uniform in 1928. It has pockets and a tie. He wears glasses.
- U.S. Border Patrolmen in Marfa, Texas in 1930
- Photograph of U.S. Border Patrolmen.Top Row: Peterson, Hunter, Dill, Jack Prather, Kyle, Pierson, and Daniel. Second Row: Ogden, Jesse Hill, Earl Fallis, Jack Starkey, unknown, Baird, Brooks, Dorn, and Jackson. Bottom Row: Jack DeVolin, James Metcalf, Joe Dill, C.C. Courtney (Chief), Shelly Barnes (Assistant Chief), Ware Hord, and George Dennis.
- Ruperta Chavarria in 1928
- Photograph of Ruperta Chavarria in a pretty dress made by Petra Nunez. She was 19 years old and getting ready to go to a dance in 1928. This photo was included in a research paper by Stella Nunez for an American History class at Marfa High School in 1967.