Braceros examine their paychecks outside of a building in Watsonville, California.
Title
Braceros examine their paychecks outside of a building in Watsonville, California.
Description
Original Caption: "Several braceros compare their paychecks for a two-week period in the Watsonville, Calif. area." Braceros examine their pay checks. The stubs are seldom written in Spanish, often do not itemize deductions. "If you ask any questions," one man said, "they get very mad." (Jubilee: A Magazine for the Church and Her People, April 1957, p. 42.)
Creator
Leonard Nadel
Date
1956-00-00
Source
The Leonard Nadel Collection, NMAH. Catalogue #: 2004.0138.44.11; Negative #: NAD-2004.0138.44.11; Roll #: 44
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
Print NAD-2004.0138.57.45. And see Nadel Footnotes, 10 (Compare with images NAD-2004.0138.31.37,38 NAD-2004.0138.44.02, and NAD-2004.0138.44.07,08,09,10,12,13)
Spatial Coverage
Watsonville, California
Rights Holder
National Museum of American History
Citation
Leonard Nadel, “Braceros examine their paychecks outside of a building in Watsonville, California.,” Bracero History Archive, accessed November 29, 2024, https://braceroarchive.org./items/show/2644.