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1. Morning at the camp
Morning at the camp
Description
Morning at the Mexican camp in the Hood River valley with the men turning out of the tents ready to load into the trucks
2. Dining area
Dining area
Description
Dining tents have tables and benches. The sides of the tents are raised to provide air circulation.
3. Picking potatoes
Picking potatoes
Description
Mexicans pick up potatoes on the Dalton & Evans farm near Malin, Klamath county, with a digger in the background.
4. Onion harvest
Onion harvest
Description
Onions are laid out carefully with tops over bulbs to prevent sunburn.
5. Pea harvest operations
Pea harvest operations
Description
For cannery pea harvesting operations in Umatilla county, Mexican labor was a major factor in the successful harvesting operations. Note the 12 pea viners in operation, with trucks bringing in cannery peas from the surrounding fields.
6. Vine threshers
Vine threshers
Description
At the other end of the viners the threshed vines come out. One young Mexcian, who can read English, is enjoying himself with a magazine.
7. Laborers ready to work
Laborers ready to work
Description
Farmer's trucks lined up at the Athena farm labor camp awaiting loads of Mexicans for the pea harvest
8. Preparing dinner
Preparing dinner
Description
In the cook tents the crew has been busy preparing the evening meal, the largest of the day.
9. Contracting for labor
Contracting for labor
Description
Bryant Williams, farm labor assistant, and Preston Daughton, USES representative, arrange with S.E. Starr and K.A. Bursell for Mexican workers.
10. Directing the crews
Directing the crews
Description
Mrs. Merril Hart, retired farmer's wife, speaks Spanish to help direct the Mexican work crews.
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