1948 in Jal, New Mexico. The family is unidentified. Courtesy David L. Minton.
New Mexico State Police patrol cars lined up at the Police School in Santa Fe, January-February 1948. Courtesy Sgt. Ron Taylor, NMSP Historian.
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1948 Chrysler Town & County convertible with it's 1948 license plate from Colfax County in northern New Mexico.
On a winter afternoon in 1948, Frank Roy smiled for the camera on his 1947 Indian Chief in Roy, New Mexico. Frank was a member of the family for whom the town was named in 1901. Author's collection.
Lea County Sheriff’s Posse, 1948. Though the license plates are not quite readable here, the photo is dated 1948 and the shade of the plate color combinations match that year on both the State Police Chevrolet patrol car at left and the civilian sedan at right, in the background. The rider fourth from left is identified as James Robinson, and at far right is Jake Fort. Courtesy David L. Minton.
Horace B. “Horse” Owens served as Lea County sheriff January 1,
1939–December 31, 1942, and again January 1, 1947–December 31, 1950. This photo
was taken in 1948 during his second term, which was a period during which
Sheriff’s Office personnel provided their own patrol cars. Seen here, left to
right, are: Horace B. Owens, 1947 Pontiac; Ernest T. Gillman, 1947 Ford; J.D.
Boren, 1947 Kaiser; Elmer Turner, 1946 Ford; Unknown, 1948 DeSoto; Charles
Trimble, 1947 Chrysler. Courtesy David L. Minton.