An elderly bracero sits on his bed in a tent in a camp near Stockton, California.
Title
An elderly bracero sits on his bed in a tent in a camp near Stockton, California.
Description
Original Caption: Lonely, and sick. This bracero sits on his bunk at a makeshift camp in asparagus fields near Stockton, Calif. reluctant to seek aid for his illness because he is fearful would mean that he would be returned to Mexico. (A, #19) About 20 miles from Stockton, in the heart of the asparagus fields was a camp for braceros. Temperature was in the 90's and this elderly bracero felt ill. He was sitting on his bunk without looking for any help. (B, #26)
Creator
Leonard Nadel
Date
1956-00-00
Source
The Leonard Nadel Collection, NMAH. Catalogue #: 2004.0138.23.26; Negative #: NAD-2004.0138.23.26; Roll #: 23
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 Captions A, #19/ B, #26. Print NAD-2004.0138.57.61. See Nadel Footnotes, 19.
Spatial Coverage
Near Stockton, California
Rights Holder
National Museum of American History
Citation
Leonard Nadel, “An elderly bracero sits on his bed in a tent in a camp near Stockton, California.,” Bracero History Archive, accessed November 28, 2024, https://braceroarchive.org/es/items/show/1955.