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==General Interview Information== | ==General Interview Information== | ||
| − | '''Interviewee Name:''' | + | '''Interviewee Name:''' Chester Courtney, Earl Ellis and E. J. Stovall |
'''Additional Parties Recorded:''' | '''Additional Parties Recorded:''' | ||
| − | '''Date:''' | + | '''Date:''' August 22, 1968 |
| − | '''Location:''' | + | '''Location:''' |
| − | '''Interviewer:''' | + | '''Interviewer:''' Will R. McLeRoy |
| − | '''Length:''' | + | '''Length:''' 1 hour |
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'''Tape 1, Side 1:''' | '''Tape 1, Side 1:''' | ||
| − | + | Chester Courtney gives history of Border Patrol, | |
| + | Story of encounter between Jeff Milton and Three-Fingered Jack, | ||
| + | Recalls letter to a dead man, | ||
| + | Earl Fallis recalls traveling with Jeff Milton for several months, | ||
| + | Mounted Inspectors of the Immigration Service became Border Patrol July 1, 1924, | ||
| + | Became a Border Patrolman in 1925 | ||
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'''Tape 1, Side 2:''' | '''Tape 1, Side 2:''' | ||
| − | + | Tragic death of a Border Patrolman told by Earl Ellis, | |
| + | E. J. Stovall relates stories of the Border Patrol, | ||
| + | Death of Lon Parker, | ||
| + | Department of Chinese from Mexico | ||
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| − | '''Range Dates:''' | + | '''Range Dates:''' 1924-1968 |
| − | '''Bulk Dates:''' | + | '''Bulk Dates:''' 1924-1968 |
Revision as of 19:54, 15 September 2014
Retired Border Patrolmen Chester Courtney, Earl Ellis and E. J. Stovall relate incidents concerning the Border Patrol from the 1920s.
General Interview Information
Interviewee Name: Chester Courtney, Earl Ellis and E. J. Stovall
Additional Parties Recorded:
Date: August 22, 1968
Location:
Interviewer: Will R. McLeRoy
Length: 1 hour
Abstract
Tape 1, Side 1:
Chester Courtney gives history of Border Patrol,
Story of encounter between Jeff Milton and Three-Fingered Jack,
Recalls letter to a dead man,
Earl Fallis recalls traveling with Jeff Milton for several months,
Mounted Inspectors of the Immigration Service became Border Patrol July 1, 1924,
Became a Border Patrolman in 1925
Tape 1, Side 2:
Tragic death of a Border Patrolman told by Earl Ellis,
E. J. Stovall relates stories of the Border Patrol,
Death of Lon Parker,
Department of Chinese from Mexico
Range Dates: 1924-1968
Bulk Dates: 1924-1968
Access Information
Original Recording Format:
Recording Format Notes:
Transcript:
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