[McAllen] Sent Back to Mexico

Creator

Harvey Scandrett, Associated Press

Files

Identifier

ELIBR-0154, F58

Creation Date

3-18-1948

Description

AP Press photograph, dated March 18, 1948, captures the deportation of a group of Mexican people at McAllen, Texas. The image shows men, women, and children gathered near a bus as U.S. Border Patrol officers check documentation. There are also bags, boxes, and personal belongings in the foreground. The photograph captioned, "Sent back to Mexico," accompanied by an article entitled, "Mexican Workers Check with Border Patrol: They represent a gnawing problem."

Physical Description

JPG, black and white photograph, 7.25" x 9"

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Recommended Citation

Harvey Scandrett, Laredo, Tex., AP News features story on U.S. Border Patrol. Sent Back to Mexico, 1948-03-18. Migration, deportation photographs, 1948 - 1982. Miscellaneous Photographs Collection, ELIBR-0154. The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, Special Collections and Archives, Edinburg Campus. UTRGV Digital Library https://scholarworks.utrgv.edu/miscphotosedinburg/