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Two braceros have a look at a notice board in an office in Stockton, California, which says how many braceros were needed from which growers association.
The notice board reads "No Mex labor shall be used on mechanized equip." This rule, however, was very loosely enforced, and braceros often found themselves doing a variety of tasks not provided for on their contracts.
An elderly bracero sits on his bed in a tent in a camp near Stockton, California.
Original Caption: Lonely, and sick. This bracero sits on his bunk at a makeshift camp in asparagus fields near Stockton, Calif. reluctant to seek aid for his illness because he is fearful would mean that he would be returned to Mexico. (A, #19) About…
A bracero drinks water from a water spicket in a camp in Tracy, California.
Original Caption: "At this central camp for over 800 men near Tracy, Calif these braceros have use this single open pipe for washing their laundry. Many camps do not meet even the minimum health standards set up by the International Agreement." "An…
