Braceros sit on the ground and play checkers with bottle caps in a camp in California.

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Title

Braceros sit on the ground and play checkers with bottle caps in a camp in California.

Description

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 the time. With bottle caps and the side of a cardboard carton, these men improvise their own limited recreation."

Creator

Leonard Nadel

Date

1956-00-00

Source

The Leonard Nadel Collection, NMAH. Catalogue #: 2004.0138.46.18; Negative #: NAD-2004.0138.46.18; Roll #: 46

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 24. Nadel subtitles A #24; Print NAD-2004.0138.57.48.

Spatial Coverage

California

Rights Holder

National Museum of American History

Citation

Leonard Nadel, “Braceros sit on the ground and play checkers with bottle caps in a camp in California.,” Bracero History Archive, accessed December 23, 2024, https://braceroarchive.org/es/items/show/2376.