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I would like to contribute a picture of my father who was a Bracero in 1944. He recently passed away and his stories were many.

Biographical Synopsis of Interviewee: Patricio Corrales was born in San Mateo Atenco, México, México; at the age of ten, he began cutting wood and sowing corn with his father; later, he worked in construction and in factories; due to his families…

Biographical Synopsis of Interviewee: Patricio Padilla Rubio was born March 17, 1926, in
Cuchillo Parado, Chihuahua, México; he is the youngest of six brothers; when he was a child, his father was the foreman for a ranch in Presidio, Texas, and he…

Pay stub for Aaron Castañeda Gamez, from the Southern Pacific Railroad, 1945.

Pay stub or receipt from the Snohomish Farm Labor Committee, Inc. from 2 Nov thru 11 Nov. 1945 for a gross pay of 24.46.

Image of three pay stubs from the Snohomish Farm Labor Committee, through the E.E. Harden Packing Company and the Monterey County Trust and Savings Bank for work in Washington State.

Pay stubs for Ismael Nicholas Osorio for work paid by E.E. Harden Packing Company, Salinas, CA for work between Dec. 15, 1945 to Jan. 31, 1946.

Manuel Montes Robles' pay stub delineates the amount of time he worked and the compensation he received for that work. This pay stub is from Imperial Valley Farmer's Association, and they gave Mr. Montes Robles his check on October 28, 1964.

Biographical Synopsis of Interviewee: Pedro Benítez was born in the state of Sinaloa in México; when he was about two years old, his mother died while giving birth to his younger sister; shortly thereafter, his grandmother began to take care of him…

Biographical Synopsis of Interviewee: Pedro Cantor was born on April 27, 1935, in Sacualco de las Torres, Jalisco, México; he is one of four brothers; at age fourteen, he began working in agriculture; he joined the bracero program in 1956, and…

Biographical Synopsis of Interviewee: Pedro Carmona Vera was born on May 24, 1924, in Tepatitlán, Jalisco, México; he is the middle child of eight siblings, four boys and four girls; he began working at an early age, and, as a result, he did not…

Pedro de Alba González was born June 7, 1935, in Atotonilquillo, Jalisco, México, but he was raised in Acatlán de Juárez, Jalisco; his parents were campesinos, and he had two brothers and one half brother; Pedro was formally educated through the…

Biographical Synopsis of Interviewee: Pedro de Real Pérez was born on October 30, 1927, in Zacatecas, México, to a family of farmers; in 1952, he enlisted in the bracero program; as a bracero, he worked in California, Montana, and Texas; his primary…

Biographical Synopsis of Interviewee: Pedro García was born on May 4, 1932 in Cederal, San Luis Potosí, México; he was one of eleven siblings; his father worked in agriculture, but died when he was seven yeas old; his mother is still alive at 104…

Biographical Synopsis of Interviewee: Pedro L. Lechuga was born May 19, 1933, in Namiquipa, Chihuahua, México; he had six siblings, three of whom passed away; his parents were agriculturalists; he was formally educated through the sixth grade; in…