Braceros stand beside railroad tracks while waiting to enter the Monterrey Processing Center, Mexico.
Title
Braceros stand beside railroad tracks while waiting to enter the Monterrey Processing Center, Mexico.
Description
Braceros stand with their belongings nearby the railroad track and wait to enter the Monterrey Processing Center, Mexico. They come by train from the Monterrey Station in the city of Monterrey. Some of them also walk the way to the Processing Center, which is located 3 miles south of the city of Monterrey, Mexico. They will be processed to become a farm worker in the United States. Everyday not less than 500 braceros are processed at this place.
Creator
Leonard Nadel
Date
1956-00-00
Source
The Leonard Nadel Collection, NMAH. Catalogue #: 2004.0138.01.03; Negative #: NAD-2004.0138.01.03; Roll #: 1
Publisher
National Museum of American History
Contributor
National Museum of American History, Division of Work and Industry
Rights
Restricted: no; Contact: NMAH Rights & Reproductions by email before distribution - rightsreproductions@si.edu
Relation
See Nadel Footnotes, 1.
Spatial Coverage
Monterrey Processing Center, Nuevo Le�n, Mexico
Rights Holder
National Museum of American History
Citation
Leonard Nadel, “Braceros stand beside railroad tracks while waiting to enter the Monterrey Processing Center, Mexico.,” Bracero History Archive, accessed May 2, 2024, https://braceroarchive.org/items/show/1278.