Julius Lowenberg

Title

Julius Lowenberg

Description

Biographical Synopsis of Interviewee: Julius Lowenberg was born in El Paso, Texas, on April 15, 1934; he graduated from Cathedral High School; sometime later, he began working for the Public Health Office at the Stanton Bridge in El Paso, and at Rio Vista, a bracero processing center in Socorro, Texas; after several years with the Public Health Office, he went back to school and received his degree from Texas Western.


Summary of Interview: Mr. Lowenberg briefly describes his family; after graduating from high school, he worked for the South Pacific Railroad as a machinist apprentice; he later came to work for the Public Health Office at the Stanton Bridge in El Paso, and at Rio Vista, a bracero processing center in Socorro, Texas; despite the fact that he had little training, his primary duties involved taking x-rays of the braceros as they were coming into the United States; he describes what he did for each location, what a typical work day was like, and the medical examinations and the delousing process the braceros endured; in addition, he briefly mentions that he himself witnessed prostitution at Rio Vista; Mr. Lowenberg goes on to talk about his brother-in-law who owned a farm and often hired braceros; he describes what he saw there and makes general observations about the treatment of braceros.

Creator

Baquera, Richard
Lowenberg, Julius

Date

2003-03-19

Subject

Public Health Office

Contributor

Cristóbal Borges

Rights

Institute of Oral History, The University of Texas at El Paso

Language

eng

title (Spanish)

Julius Lowenberg

creator (Spanish)

Baquera, Richard

contributor (Spanish)

Cristóbal A. Borges

Rights Holder

Institute of Oral History, The University of Texas at El Paso

Original Format

Mini Disc

Duration

1:01:24

Bit Rate/Frequency

24 bit
96 k

Interviewer

Baquera, Richard

Interviewee

Lowenberg, Julius

Location

El Paso, Texas

File Name Identifier

Lowenberg_ELP030

Citation

Baquera, Richard and Lowenberg, Julius, “Julius Lowenberg,” Bracero History Archive, accessed March 28, 2024, https://braceroarchive.org/es/items/show/68.