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A hat hangs on a wall and has a little shelf underneath with a rose in a glass and a cruzifix on the wall in a living quarter of a Californian camp.
Braceros speak their faith: a rose, a crucifix.
Original Caption: "Because of the isolation of many of the camps, some of these inherently devoted men improvise religious devotions with such items as shown---a candle in a cola bottle, a crucifix,…
Original Caption: "Because of the isolation of many of the camps, some of these inherently devoted men improvise religious devotions with such items as shown---a candle in a cola bottle, a crucifix,…
A grave of rocks and a wooden cross on the top is located in front of a barbed wire fence between the railroad tracks near the Monterrey Processing Center, Mexico.
A mound of rocks and wooden cross before a barbed wire fence mark a grave near the Monterrey Control Station, Mexico. On their long dusty trek toward a recruiting center at Monterrey, braceros approach the cross-topped grave of one of their number…
A grave of rocks and a wooden cross on the top is located in front of a barbed wire fence along the railroad track near the Monterrey Processing Center, Mexico.
A mound of rocks and wooden cross before a barbed wire fence mark a grave near the Monterrey Control Station, Mexico. n their long dusty trek toward a recruiting center at Monterrey, braceros approach the cross-topped grave of one of their number who…
A field representative for the growers association in the Salinas Valley, California and one of the growers of an onion field look over a group of braceros working in the field.
Original Caption: "Ben Lopez (on the right) is the field representative for the growers association in the Salinas, Calif. area. Born in New Mexico of Mexican ancestry, he worked for the Dept of Agriculture and then for the growers assn. Here he is…
