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Biographical Synopsis of Interviewee: Igancio Gómez was born on January 14, 1936, in Michoacán, México; his father died when he was an infant, and his mother later died when he was twelve years old; as the eldest of three children, he began working…

Biographical Synopsis of Interviewee: Pedro de Real Pérez was born on October 30, 1927, in Zacatecas, México, to a family of farmers; in 1952, he enlisted in the bracero program; as a bracero, he worked in California, Montana, and Texas; his primary…

Continuation of standard work contract for Liborio Santiago Perez signed July 11, 1961.

Biographical Synopsis of Interviewee: Sebastián Martínez was born on November 16, 1938, in Saragosa, Texas; as a child he and his family moved to Pecos, Texas; during the fifties, when he was roughly fourteen or fifteen years old, he began working…

After a long journey to the border, braceros walk across the bridge between Reynosa, Mexico and Hidalgo, Texas. In the United States, braceros went through health inspections and processing, and then boarded buses and trailer trucks to begin work in…

Often isolated on farms far from town, many braceros had to improvise basic services - and some turned these needs into weekend or evening businesses.

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…

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…

Texas or California?

Texas or California?

Texas or California?