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Photograph of Mexican Laborers

  • 1944

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Description

In 1942, the “Bracero” Program opened the door for Mexican laborers to take various agriculture and railroad jobs. For over 20 years, families like the one pictured in this 1944 photograph traveled across the border to work the harvest.

Citation

This primary source comes from the Records of the Office of the Secretary of Agriculture.

National Archives Identifier: 596405

Full Citation: Photograph 16-N-6166; Photograph of Mexican Laborers; 1944; Photographs from the Central Photographic Office of the Department of Agriculture, 1939 – 1964; Records of the Office of the Secretary of Agriculture, Record Group 16; National Archives at College Park, College Park, MD. [Online Version, https://docsteach.org/document/mexican-laborers/, December 21, 2025]

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