Braceros perform stoop labor in a lettuce field in the Salinas Valley, California while using short-handled hoes.
Title
Braceros perform stoop labor in a lettuce field in the Salinas Valley, California while using short-handled hoes.
Description
Braceros work in a lettuce field with short-handled hoes in the Salinas Valley, California. Many braceros worked six or more days per week stooped o ver, and some continued with loading and packing jobs after a full day in the field.
Original Caption: "Thousands of braceros are brought in to perform stoop labor, a task no machine has been able to replace."
Original Caption: "Thousands of braceros are brought in to perform stoop labor, a task no machine has been able to replace."
Creator
Leonard Nadel
Date
1956-00-00
Source
The Leonard Nadel Collection, NMAH. Catalogue #: 2004.0138.52.16; Negative #: NAD-2004.0138.52.16; Roll #: 52
Publisher
National Museum of American History
Contributor
National Museum of American History, Division of Work and Industry
Rights
Restricted: no; Contact: NMAH Rights & Reproductions by email before distribution - rightsreproductions@si.edu
Relation
Nadel subtitles A #14; Print NAD-2004.0138.57.36. See also Nadel Footnotes, 16.
Spatial Coverage
Salinas Valley, California
Rights Holder
National Museum of American History
Citation
Leonard Nadel, “Braceros perform stoop labor in a lettuce field in the Salinas Valley, California while using short-handled hoes.,” Bracero History Archive, accessed November 27, 2024, https://braceroarchive.org./items/show/2378.