Braceros wait in line with their belongings, Mexico City, Mexico.
Title
Braceros wait in line with their belongings, 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 #: 2004.0138.08.27; Negative #: NAD-2004.0138.08.27; 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
Print NAD-2004.0138.57.07. See Nadel Captions A, #3. See Nadel Footnotes, 5. See also NAD-2004.0138.08.21.
Spatial Coverage
Mexico City, Mexico
Rights Holder
National Museum of American History
Citation
Leonard Nadel, “Braceros wait in line with their belongings, Mexico City, Mexico.,” Bracero History Archive, accessed November 6, 2024, https://braceroarchive.org/items/show/1514.