An official examines a bracero's hands for calluses during processing at the Monterrey Processing Center, Mexico.
Title
An official examines a bracero's hands for calluses during processing at the Monterrey Processing Center, Mexico.
Description
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 shows callouses to prove he is really an experienced farm laborer.
Original Caption: "A prime requirement for the bracero to be considered for employment in the United States is that he must have farming background. An immigration inspector examines this applicant's hands for callouses as proof of his experience as a farmer." "One of the primary requirements for employment of braceros in the United States is that the men must have farming experience. During processing at the Monterrey Control Station in Monterrey, Mexico, a USES inspector examines the calllouses of a prospective laborer and decides that he is not eligible. Only after the men are accepted for employment in the U.S. are their expenses for food and transportation paid by the U.S. A charge of $ 5.00 per head is levied on the US farmers participating in the labor procurement program."
Original Caption: "A prime requirement for the bracero to be considered for employment in the United States is that he must have farming background. An immigration inspector examines this applicant's hands for callouses as proof of his experience as a farmer." "One of the primary requirements for employment of braceros in the United States is that the men must have farming experience. During processing at the Monterrey Control Station in Monterrey, Mexico, a USES inspector examines the calllouses of a prospective laborer and decides that he is not eligible. Only after the men are accepted for employment in the U.S. are their expenses for food and transportation paid by the U.S. A charge of $ 5.00 per head is levied on the US farmers participating in the labor procurement program."
Creator
Leonard Nadel
Date
1956-00-00
Source
The Leonard Nadel Collection, NMAH. Catalogue #: 2004.0138.11.38; Negative #: NAD-2004.0138.11.38; Roll #: 11
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
Print NAD-2004.0138.57.21. See Nadel captions A, #8 and B, #6. See Nadel Footnotes, 1.
Spatial Coverage
Monterrey Processing Center, Nuevo Le�n, Mexico
Rights Holder
National Museum of American History
Citation
Leonard Nadel, “An official examines a bracero's hands for calluses during processing at the Monterrey Processing Center, Mexico.,” Bracero History Archive, accessed May 2, 2024, https://braceroarchive.org/items/show/1592.