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1. Pea viners
Pea viners
Description
Pea vines are fed into the large viners.
2. Crates of peas
Crates of peas
Description
Workers hauling crates of peas.
3. Native Americans working pea viner
Native Americans working pea viner
Description
Some Indians were used in the pea vining operations. They are working on the C. C. Curl farm in Umatilla County, Oregon.
4. 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.
5. 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.
6. 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
7. Working with pea viner
Working with pea viner
Description
Mexican Nationals working on a pea viner
8. Loading pea viners
Loading pea viners
Description
Harvesting cannery peas in Umatilla County requires about 2,000 additional adult laborers. Mexicans such as those shown here feeding the viners saved the day in harvesting this crop.
9. Worker with tomatoes
Worker with tomatoes
Description
Young Mexican worker with his bucket of tomatoes
10. Tomato harvesters
Tomato harvesters
Description
Two of the Mexican pickers with Mrs. Dloff
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