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A young woman works in the small village of San Mateo Atenco, Mexico.
Many people learned about the Bracero Program over the radio. A woman works at home surrounded by a radio, icons, furniture, and a painting of the Virgen de Guadalupe in San Mateo, Mexico.
Original Caption: Home of a bracero's familiy in the village…
Original Caption: Home of a bracero's familiy in the village…
Women work and care for children in a braceros family home in San Mateo, Mexico.
Women framed by an arch work and care for children in their San Mateo, Mexico, bracero family home. When the cost of living outstripped wages in villages like San Mateo Atenco, many men enrolled as braceros. Families stayed behind.
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A bracero reviews his documents, Mexico City, Mexico.
Original Caption: "Wearing home-made shoes, hewn from an old tire, and a blanket-poncho, this bracero comes to Mexico City to get on the list of applicants for farm work in the United States. He brings and document attested to by the notary of his…
Braceros wait in line with their belongings, Mexico City, Mexico.
Becoming a bracero meant a serious of journeys, from one's hometown to the fields in the United States. Braceros wait, Mexico City, hoping to make the journey to the Monterrey Processing Center in Northern Mexico.
Braceros wait in line with their belongings, Mexico City, Mexico.
Original Caption: "Wearing home-made shoes, hewn from an old tire, and a blanket-poncho, this bracero comes to Mexico City to get on the list of applicants for farm work in the United States. He brings and document attested to by the notary of his…
