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Bracero service facilities like insurance with cars in front of those houses in Hidalgo, Texas.
New cars line a row of bracero insurance facilities. (LOC)
Bracero service facilities like insurance with cars in front of those houses in Hidalgo, Texas.
New cars line a row of bracero insurance facilities. (LOC)
Braceros sit on the ground and play checkers with bottle caps in a camp in California.
On farms and without transportation, braceros play a game with bottle caps and the side of a cardboard carton.
Original Caption: "Work is not always available, During such lulls the men must remain in camp and shift for themselves in trying to fill…
Original Caption: "Work is not always available, During such lulls the men must remain in camp and shift for themselves in trying to fill…
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,…
Braceros perform stoop labor in a lettuce field in the Salinas Valley, California while using short-handled hoes.
Braceros work in a lettuce field with short-handled hoes in the Salinas Valley, California. Many braceros worked six or more days per week stooped o ver, and some continued with loading and packing jobs after a full day in the field.
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Braceros lie in bed and have a rest in a living quarter of a Californian camp.
Original Caption: "Thousands of braceros are brought in to perform stoop labor, a task no machine has been able to replace."
A bracero with a short-handled hoe over his shoulder stands in a Californian field.
A bracero stands in a Californian field.
Braceros walk in line over a field in crepuscular light in California.
Original Caption: "Bracing themselves against the daily, biting sand storms a long line of braceros file in procession towards the lunchroom. after they have gone through the first stage of processing for employment on United States' farms. They must…
A paycheck from the "JJ Crosetti" company from Watsonville, California for Antonio Garcia.
Original Caption: "Representative of a two-week pay check. After deductions for board, insurance, and advance for Pepsi-Cola, this bracero was left with $32.88 for two weeks period."
