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Braceros brush their teeth in a bathroom of a Californian camp.

Braceros brush their teeth while another gets a drink of water in a bathroom of a Californian camp.

Braceros carry filled cans along the edge of a field in California.

Braceros carry filled cans in a field in California.

Braceros carry their belongings on the edge of a street in Stockton, California.

Braceros carry their belongings over a street to a bus stop in Stockton, California.

Braceros check for mail at the Gondo Labor Camp in Watsonville, California.

Braceros check for mail at the Gondo Labor Camp in Watsonville, California.

Braceros check for mail at the Gondo Labor Camp in Watsonville, California.

Braceros count full boxes of strawberries and punch tally cards on the edge of a field near Watsonville, California.

Braceros count full boxes of strawberries and punch tally cards on the edge of a field near Watsonville, California.

Braceros cross a street in Watsonville, California.

Braceros cross the Mexico-U.S. border while walking over the bridge from Reynosa, Mexico to Hidalgo, Texas.

Coming from Monterrey, Mexico the braceros walked over the bridge between Reynosa, Mexico and Hidalgo, Texas and crossed the Mexico-U.S. border. Right behind the border they were searched for contraband, sprayed with DDT and had to pass a physical…

Braceros cross the Mexico-U.S. border while walking over the bridge from Reynosa, Mexico to Hidalgo, Texas.

Coming from Monterrey, Mexico the braceros walked over the bridge between Reynosa, Mexico and Hidalgo, Texas and crossed the Mexico-U.S. border. Right behind the border they were searched for contraband, sprayed with DDT and had to pass a physical…

Braceros cross the Mexico-U.S. border while walking over the bridge from Reynosa, Mexico to Hidalgo, Texas.

Coming from Monterrey, Mexico the braceros walked over the bridge between Reynosa, Mexico and Hidalgo, Texas and crossed the Mexico-U.S. border. Right behind the border they were searched for contraband, sprayed with DDT and had to pass a physical…