Bank check purchased by Dionisio Hernandez Canchola for $100.
Payment scale based on hours and crop for Yolo Growers Inc. typed in English and Spanish.
Dionisio's forms for an e xtension of a standard contract.
Backside of Plutarco Chavez Ruiz's photograph of himself in the fields at Salinas, CA. Inscription gives date of 1959 and location of Salinas, CA.
Plutarco Chavez Ruiz's indentification card (backside).
Plutarco Chavez Ruiz's Bracero ID Card (front side).
Color picture of Plutareo in the fields in Salinas, California.
Picture of Don Jose's children, which he received during his stay in California as a Bracero. Black and white photograph of five children. Four of the children are standing and the center child is sitting on top of a small table. Four of them are boys and one is a girl. They look to be various ages. The boys are all wearing overalls. The girl, second from the left, is wearing a dress.
Backside of a family photograph. In Spanish there are the names and ages of five children listed (presumably the children in the picture) as well as a date, November 26 1952.
A confederate note from 1861 issued in the amount of $1000 confederate dollars. The top reads "Twelve months after date" at the top. it's number 297 and says that it is "One Thousand Dollars with interest at Ten cents pr. day". The date is listed as May 28, 1861 and the location is Montgomery.
Backside of a MICA card for J. Carmen Quezada Morales. Lists a birthdate, address, and birthplace. Also lists date and place of admission to the U.S..
Front side of an identification (MICA) card. It reads 'ALIEN LABORER'S IDENTIFICATION CARD" on the top and has a picture of the individual below.
Certificate of Merit issued by the Holly Sugar Corporation to J. Carmen Quezada Morales. It has a serial number of 1134. It lists his age, height, weight and the work that he performed. The certificate also lists the quality of work as "good". It is dated "1952" and has 'Worland, Wy." listed as the postal address.
Outside cover of a Certificate of Recognition. In Spanish it says "Honorable Mention" and was issued by the U.S. department of Labor.
Work contract written in Spanish and issued by the Secretary of Labor for the United States. it was issued to J.C. Quezada Morales on November 28, 1952. It is signed by the Secretary of Labor and includes a fingerprint from J.C. Quezada Morales.
Best for students in grades six through twelve Students will examine two public laws and other primary resources related to the Bracero worker program and apply their knowledge to evaluate whether the program was carried out as intended.
Best for students in grades six through eight Students will examine an oral history related to the Bracero worker program and present their research on a map.
Best for students in grades six through twelve Students will discuss their thoughts on immigration, learn about the Bracero labor program, and use photographs to develop deeper understandings of the Bracero labor program.
A bracero closes a full Toro lettuce box with a special tool in a field in the Salinas Valley, California.
The Leonard Nadel Collection, NMAH. Catalogue #: 2004.0138.34.13; Negative #: NAD-2004.0138.34.13; Roll #: 34
National Museum of American History, Division of Work and Industry
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Officials take fingerprints from braceros while others wait in line to be processed at the Hidalgo Processing Center, Texas.
The Leonard Nadel Collection, NMAH. Catalogue #: 2004.0138.14.32; Negative #: NAD-2004.0138.14.31; Roll #: 14
Braceros sit in a truck and wait to leave the Hidalgo Processing Center, Texas.
The Leonard Nadel Collection, NMAH. Catalogue #: 2004.0138.12.37; Negative #: NAD-2004.0138.12.37; Roll #: 12
The Leonard Nadel Collection, NMAH. Catalogue #: 2004.0138.12.36; Negative #: NAD-2004.0138.12.36; Roll #: 12
The Leonard Nadel Collection, NMAH. Catalogue #: 2004.0138.12.35; Negative #: NAD-2004.0138.12.35; Roll #: 12
Braceros board a truck at the Hidalgo Processing Center, Texas.
The Leonard Nadel Collection, NMAH. Catalogue #: 2004.0138.12.34; Negative #: NAD-2004.0138.12.34; Roll #: 12