Braceros cross the Mexico-U.S. border while walking over the bridge from Reynosa, Mexico to Hidalgo, Texas.
Title
Braceros cross the Mexico-U.S. border while walking over the bridge from Reynosa, Mexico to Hidalgo, Texas.
Description
Coming from Monterrey, Mexico the braceros walked over the bridge between Reynosa, Mexico and Hidalgo, Texas and crossed the Mexico-U.S. border. Right behind the border they were searched for contraband, sprayed with DDT and had to pass a physical examination at the Hidalgo Processing Center.
Original Caption: Both busses and trains are used to bring the men to the reception center at the border for further processing by the American immigration and labor inspectors. Each night, 1200 men were loaded aboard a freight train --- 70 to each box car --- for an overnight ride from Monterrey, Mexico to Reynoso, a border town across from Hidalgo, Texas. The 150 mile trips takes 8 hours. (A, #10) [sic] Directly after the Mexicans are walked over the bridge from Mexico at Hidalgo, Texas, they are searched for contraband and are then sprayed with DDT. (B, #9)
Original Caption: Both busses and trains are used to bring the men to the reception center at the border for further processing by the American immigration and labor inspectors. Each night, 1200 men were loaded aboard a freight train --- 70 to each box car --- for an overnight ride from Monterrey, Mexico to Reynoso, a border town across from Hidalgo, Texas. The 150 mile trips takes 8 hours. (A, #10) [sic] Directly after the Mexicans are walked over the bridge from Mexico at Hidalgo, Texas, they are searched for contraband and are then sprayed with DDT. (B, #9)
Creator
Leonard Nadel
Date
1956-00-00
Source
The Leonard Nadel Collection, NMAH. Catalogue #: 2004.0138.02.29; Negative #: NAD-2004.0138.02.29; Roll #: 2
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-2004.0138.57.24. See Nadel Caption A, #10/ B, #9. See also Nadel Footnotes, 6.
Spatial Coverage
Reynosa-Hidalgo Bridge
Rights Holder
National Museum of American History
Citation
Leonard Nadel, “Braceros cross the Mexico-U.S. border while walking over the bridge from Reynosa, Mexico to Hidalgo, Texas.,” Bracero History Archive, accessed November 25, 2024, https://braceroarchive.org/items/show/1312.