Braceros kneel to be blessed at a camp service in California.

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Title

Braceros kneel to be blessed at a camp service in California.

Description

Braceros kneel to be blessed at a camp service in California. Devout Catholics among the braceros often lacked churches and priests on-site, and improvised devotions from roses, candles stuck in Cola bottles, and crucifixes brought from home.

Creator

Leonard Nadel

Date

1956-00-00

Source

The Leonard Nadel Collection, NMAH. Catalogue #: 2004.0138.54.01; Negative #: NAD-2004.0138.54.01; Roll #: 54

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-2004.0138.57.47, and see Nadel Footnotes, 24.

Spatial Coverage

California

Rights Holder

National Museum of American History

Citation

Leonard Nadel, “Braceros kneel to be blessed at a camp service in California.,” Bracero History Archive, accessed November 20, 2024, https://braceroarchive.org/items/show/2917.