Braceros, walking from the Mexican town of Monterrey to the processing center three miles away, pass the grave of a fallen compatriot.
Title
Braceros, walking from the Mexican town of Monterrey to the processing center three miles away, pass the grave of a fallen compatriot.
Description
On their long dusty trek toward a recruiting center at Monterrey, braceros approach the cross-topped grave of one of their number who died along the way.
Original Caption: The Control Station to which the prospective farm laborers report for processing is located at the Mexican Army Garrison 3 miles out of Monterrey, Mexico. The men generally walk the 3 miles very early in the morning along the railroad tracks that lead to the camp. In the foreground of the photograph is a rocky grave of someone who died along the way. The marble marker behind it commemorates the meeting of Pres. F. D. Roosevelt and Pres. Aleman of Mexico at this point. (B, #7) On their long, dusty trek towards a recruiting center in Monterrey, braceros approach the cross-topped grave of one of their number who died along the way. The white monument marks the site of a meeting of President Roosevelt and Mexico's President Camacho. (Jubilee: A Magazine of the Church and Her People, April, 1957, "A National Scandal")
Original Caption: The Control Station to which the prospective farm laborers report for processing is located at the Mexican Army Garrison 3 miles out of Monterrey, Mexico. The men generally walk the 3 miles very early in the morning along the railroad tracks that lead to the camp. In the foreground of the photograph is a rocky grave of someone who died along the way. The marble marker behind it commemorates the meeting of Pres. F. D. Roosevelt and Pres. Aleman of Mexico at this point. (B, #7) On their long, dusty trek towards a recruiting center in Monterrey, braceros approach the cross-topped grave of one of their number who died along the way. The white monument marks the site of a meeting of President Roosevelt and Mexico's President Camacho. (Jubilee: A Magazine of the Church and Her People, April, 1957, "A National Scandal")
Creator
Leonard Nadel
Date
1956-00-00
Source
The Leonard Nadel Collection, NMAH. Catalogue #: 2004.0138.10.34; Negative #: NAD-2004.0138.10.34; Roll #: 10
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-2004.0138.57.08. See Nadel Captions A, #5. See Nadel Footnotes, 3.
Spatial Coverage
Near the Monterrey Processing Center, Nuevo Le�n, Mexico
Rights Holder
National Museum of American History
Citation
Leonard Nadel, “Braceros, walking from the Mexican town of Monterrey to the processing center three miles away, pass the grave of a fallen compatriot.,” Bracero History Archive, accessed November 26, 2024, https://braceroarchive.org/items/show/1580.