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Biographical Synopsis of Interviewee: Cayetano Loza Ornelas was born on August 7, 1918, on a hacienda in Manuel Doblado, Guanajuato, México; his dad’s name was Doroteo Loza Muñoz, and his mother’s name was Manuela Ornelas Pérez; Cayetano had five…

Biographical Synopsis of Interviewee: Dionisio Hernández Canchola was born in Jalisco, México, on April 13, 1931; sometime during the late fifties or early sixties, he enlisted in the bracero program; as a bracero, he labored in the fields of…

Biographical Synopsis of Interviewee: Gregorio de la Cruz was born on July 7, 1938, in Santa Ana, Sonora, México; his parents were seasonal field workers, and he had four brothers and two sisters; they grew up on the ejido where their parents…

Biographical Synopsis of Interviewee: Lucas Benítez was born on October 18, 1918; his dad worked in the mines, and his mother often sold goods from a makeshift stand; he often helped his parents with their small family business; growing up, he and…

Biographical Synopsis of Interviewee: Sara Arrieta was born on May 25, 1943, in Lerdo, Durango, México; her father, Pedro Arrieta González, was a bracero; he was born in the same city, on June 27, 1902; Sara had sixteen brothers and sisters, but…

Biographical Synopsis of Interviewee: Horacio Andrejal was born on May 15, 1934, in Caborca, Sonora, México; he had three brothers and five sisters, and his parents worked in agriculture; his formal education extended only through the second grade;…

Biographical Synopsis of Interviewee: Bernabé Álvarez was born on June 11, 1938, and he was raised on a ranch in Amacuzac, Morelos, México; he had three brothers and three sisters, but his eldest brother died; when he was eight years old, he started…

Biographical Synopsis of Interviewee: José Esequiel Adame was born on January 5, 1940, in Ocampo, Durango, México, but he was raised in Delicias, Chihuahua, México; he was the third born of his four sisters and three brothers; as a child, he…

Card from the Ventura County Citrus Growers Committee, Santa Paula, CA, certifying that Jose Hernandez Romero completed his contract work on 4 - 17 - 59

Continuation of Standard Work Contract for Timoteo Flores. Working for the Citrus Growers Inc.

Instruction book and travel guide for braceros, pages 18-19. Contract guarantees.

Instruction book and travel guide for braceros, pages 16 and 17. Postal service guide and contract guarantees.

Immigration form, back side for those traveling from Mexico to the U.S. This lists the contract locations of Juan Loza.

Continuation of standard work contract for Juan Loza for the dates between July 21, 1961 through Sept. 1, 1961. Signed in Hidalgo, Texas for work near Lubbock, Texas with the Anton Producers Coop.

Letter for employment or letter of recommendation for Catarino Casillas Rodriguez,written by C.R. Strattman of the New York Central System, 1944.

Identification card for Jesus Rosales Rios, with extension contract dates on one side and rules in Spanish on the other, ca. 1960.

Alien Laborer's Permit and Identification card for Jesus Rosales Rios, 1960. Issued for work for the Yuma Producers Coop Association.

Pay stub for Aaron Castañeda Gamez, from the Southern Pacific Railroad, 1945.

Alien Laborers Identification Card, back, for railroad track laborer Aaron Castañeda Gamez, identifying the Pennsylvania Railroad, as the contractor, 1944.

Back page of Standard Work Contract with terms for Jose Guadalupe Blanco Ortega, 1957.

Contract wage rates, typed on back of work contract for Jose Guadalupe Blanco Ortega in 1957.

Continuation of Standard Work Contract for Jose Guadalupe Blanco Ortega, from 1957 to 1958 for northern California. Signed in El Centro, California.

Continuation of Standard Work Contract for Cresenciano Perez Vasquez from 1957.

Biographical Synopsis of Interviewee: Justo González Montes was born in Huejuquilla el Alto, Jalisco, México, in 1931; he was the second born of his seven siblings; his parents were agricultural workers, and they also cared for livestock; as a boy,…

Biographical Synopsis of Interviewee: Juan Báez Barragán was born on April 15, 1922, in Aguililla, Michoacán, México; his parents worked in agriculture, and he was the fourth eldest of his eight siblings; he was never formally educated, because…