An official distributes paychecks outside of an office in California.
The Leonard Nadel Collection, NMAH. Catalogue #: 2004.0138.44.17; Negative #: NAD-2004.0138.44.17; Roll #: 44
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A bracero sits on his bed and reads an English grammar book in a living quarter in California.
The Leonard Nadel Collection, NMAH. Catalogue #: 2004.0138.44.16; Negative #: NAD-2004.0138.44.16; Roll #: 44
The Leonard Nadel Collection, NMAH. Catalogue #: 2004.0138.44.15; Negative #: NAD-2004.0138.44.15; Roll #: 44
A bracero lies in his bed and reads an English grammar book in a living quarter in California.
The Leonard Nadel Collection, NMAH. Catalogue #: 2004.0138.44.14; Negative #: NAD-2004.0138.44.14; Roll #: 44
A bracero and gets a haircut on the second-story porch of a building in Watsonville, California.
The Leonard Nadel Collection, NMAH. Catalogue #: 2004.0138.44.13; Negative #: NAD-2004.0138.44.13; Roll #: 44
Braceros examine their paychecks outside of a building in Watsonville, California.
The Leonard Nadel Collection, NMAH. Catalogue #: 2004.0138.44.12; Negative #: NAD-2004.0138.44.12; Roll #: 44
Original Caption: "Several braceros compare their paychecks for a two-week period in the Watsonville, Calif. area."Braceros examine their pay checks. The stubs are seldom written in Spanish, often do not itemize deductions. "If you ask any questions," one man said, "they get very mad." (Jubilee: A Magazine for the Church and Her People, April 1957, p. 42.)
The Leonard Nadel Collection, NMAH. Catalogue #: 2004.0138.44.11; Negative #: NAD-2004.0138.44.11; Roll #: 44
Paychecks are distributed among braceros outside of a building in Watsonville, California.
The Leonard Nadel Collection, NMAH. Catalogue #: 2004.0138.44.10; Negative #: NAD-2004.0138.44.10; Roll #: 44
The Leonard Nadel Collection, NMAH. Catalogue #: 2004.0138.44.09; Negative #: NAD-2004.0138.44.09; Roll #: 44
The Leonard Nadel Collection, NMAH. Catalogue #: 2004.0138.44.08; Negative #: NAD-2004.0138.44.08; Roll #: 44
The Leonard Nadel Collection, NMAH. Catalogue #: 2004.0138.44.07; Negative #: NAD-2004.0138.44.07; Roll #: 44
A braceros does laundry outside of a living quarter in a Californian bracero camp.
The Leonard Nadel Collection, NMAH. Catalogue #: 2004.0138.44.06; Negative #: NAD-2004.0138.44.06; Roll #: 44
Print NAD-2004.0138.57.30. and see Nadel Footnotes 24
The Leonard Nadel Collection, NMAH. Catalogue #: 2004.0138.44.05; Negative #: NAD-2004.0138.44.05; Roll #: 44
The Leonard Nadel Collection, NMAH. Catalogue #: 2004.0138.44.04; Negative #: NAD-2004.0138.44.04; Roll #: 44
The Leonard Nadel Collection, NMAH. Catalogue #: 2004.0138.44.03; Negative #: NAD-2004.0138.44.03; Roll #: 44
Braceros wait in the shadow of a building in Watsonville, California.
The Leonard Nadel Collection, NMAH. Catalogue #: 2004.0138.44.02; Negative #: NAD-2004.0138.44.02; Roll #: 44
Braceros examine their paychecks in Watsonville, California.
Braceros in California examine their paychecks. Employers frequently deducted extraneous expenses, causing confusion and outrage among laborers.
The Leonard Nadel Collection, NMAH. Catalogue #: 2004.0138.44.01; Negative #: NAD-2004.0138.44.01; Roll #: 44
A bracero leans outside on the wall of a living quarter in a Californian camp.
The Leonard Nadel Collection, NMAH. Catalogue #: 2004.0138.43.26; Negative #: NAD-2004.0138.43.26; Roll #: 43
The Leonard Nadel Collection, NMAH. Catalogue #: 2004.0138.43.25; Negative #: NAD-2004.0138.43.25; Roll #: 43
Coming from the field braceros board a bus in the Salinas Valley, California.
The Leonard Nadel Collection, NMAH. Catalogue #: 2004.0138.43.24; Negative #: NAD-2004.0138.43.24; Roll #: 43
Braceros walk between two fields in the Salinas Valley, California.
The Leonard Nadel Collection, NMAH. Catalogue #: 2004.0138.43.23; Negative #: NAD-2004.0138.43.23; Roll #: 43
The Leonard Nadel Collection, NMAH. Catalogue #: 2004.0138.43.22; Negative #: NAD-2004.0138.43.22; Roll #: 43
The Leonard Nadel Collection, NMAH. Catalogue #: 2004.0138.43.21; Negative #: NAD-2004.0138.43.21; Roll #: 43
Standing on a truck braceros fill boxes with lettuce in a field in the Salinas Valley, California while others bring the lettuce.
The Leonard Nadel Collection, NMAH. Catalogue #: 2004.0138.43.20; Negative #: NAD-2004.0138.43.20; Roll #: 43
The Leonard Nadel Collection, NMAH. Catalogue #: 2004.0138.43.19; Negative #: NAD-2004.0138.43.19; Roll #: 43