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An official examines a bracero's hands for calluses during processing at the Monterrey Processing Center, Mexico.
Oftentimes, braceros were forced to show their hands to prove that they were experienced farmers. Inspectors would check to see how callused their hands were; according to them, the more callused the hands, the more experienced the farmer. A dryback…
Braceros, walking from the Mexican town of Monterrey to the processing center three miles away, pass the grave of a fallen compatriot.
On their long dusty trek toward a recruiting center at Monterrey, braceros approach the cross-topped grave of one of their number who died along the way.
Original Caption: The Control Station to which the prospective farm laborers report for…
Original Caption: The Control Station to which the prospective farm laborers report for…
Braceros walk along railroad tracks and pass a bracero's grave on the right side near the Monterrey Processing Center, Mexico.
On their long dusty trek toward a recruiting center at Monterrey, braceros approach the cross-topped grave of one of their number who died along the way.
Braceros walk along railroad tracks and pass a bracero's grave near the Monterrey Processing Center, Mexico.
On their long dusty trek toward a recruiting center at Monterrey, braceros approach the cross-topped grave of one of their number who died along the way.
Braceros walk along railroad tracks and pass a bracero's grave near the Monterrey Processing Center, Mexico.
Braceros walk along railroad tracks to the Monterrey Processing Center, Mexico. They pass a bracero's grave on the left side of the track in front of a barbed wire fence. The men carry their belongings. A group of others come along from the other…
Braceros wait in line to be processed at the Monterrey Processing Center, Mexico.
Braceros on the long trek to the Monterrey Processing Center, where they will be processed as potential farm workers. The journey to the Monterrey Processing Center was long and arduous, and many had to carry all of their belongings with them.