A bracero reviews his documents, Mexico City, Mexico.

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Title

A bracero reviews his documents, Mexico City, Mexico.

Description

Original Caption: "Wearing home-made shoes, hewn from an old tire, and a blanket-poncho, this bracero comes to Mexico City to get on the list of applicants for farm work in the United States. He brings and document attested to by the notary of his village which certifies that he is a farm laborer and available for employment. Once accepted on the list, he then reports to one of the reception centers, Mexico processing braceros to the United States."

Creator

Leonard Nadel

Date

1956-00-00

Source

The Leonard Nadel Collection, NMAH. Catalogue #: 2004.0138.08.24; Negative #: NAD-2004.0138.08.24; Roll #: 8

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, #3. See Nadel Footnotes, 5. See also NAD-2004.0138.08.27 (with print).

Spatial Coverage

Mexico City, Mexico

Rights Holder

National Museum of American History

Citation

Leonard Nadel, “A bracero reviews his documents, Mexico City, Mexico.,” Bracero History Archive, accessed November 6, 2024, https://braceroarchive.org/items/show/1511.