During the Canadian River Campaign of 1858, Texas Ranger Capt. John “Rip” Ford wore his striped trousers tucked into heavy-top boots. In the most widely-circulated Texas Ranger photo in history, Company D Rangers posed with their tucked-in boots while on assignment to protect a silver mine in 1890.
Along with the Texas Rangers, frontier cowboys, farmers, miners and soldiers tucked their pants into their boots—known in the military as “blousing”—for several practical reasons.
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