Two Border Patrolmen stationed in El Paso, Texas

El Paso Texas Border Patrol

This photo album is from the daughter of a border patrol agent. Her father had worked for the Border Patrol from Florida to El Paso, Texas and ended his career here in Tucson, Arizona.

This album features Border Patrol agents on patrol for liquor smugglers. Some of these photographs are actually set up for the photographer. Other photographs occur as the events happen.

I hope you find these images, from the 1920’s/1930’s, as interesting as i do. It is a glimpse of life including uniforms and daily duties from a tough profession. These particular patrols were apparently to intercept bootleg liquor runners, rather than just catching illegal entrants coming into this country:

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Patrolmen stationed in El Paso, Texas
Patrolmen stationed in El Paso, Texas                                                        
Actual photo of a band of booze smugglers - El Paso, Texas
Actual photo of a band of booze smugglers – El Paso, Texas                
Smugglers draw closer to ambush
Smugglers draw closer to ambush                                                               
Patrolmen order a halt (posed picture of actual smugglers)
Patrolmen order a halt (posed picture of actual smugglers)                     
Booze smugglers with their hands in the air
Booze smugglers with their hands in the air                                           
Booze smugglers with their hands in the air
Booze smugglers are up for arrest                                                                     
Booze contraband collected from Mexican smugglers
Booze contraband from Mexican smugglers                    
Picture of smugglers, bottles in rear
Picture of smugglers, bottles in rear                                                       
Close -up of smugglers - note cigarette
Close -up of smugglers – note cigarette

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