Braceros in Oregon Photograph Collection

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21. Picking potatoes
Picking potatoes
Description
Mexicans pick up potatoes on the Dalton & Evans farm near Malin, Klamath county, with a digger in the background.
22. Picking cherries
Picking cherries
Description
Mexicans picking cherries
23. Lunches distributed
Lunches distributed
Description
Lunches being distributed to Mexican workers at 6:00 a.m
24. Mail call
Mail call
Description
Mail call, waiting for letters from home (Old Mexico)
25. New arrivals, Hood River
New arrivals, Hood River
Description
New arrivals from Mexico
26. Truck loaded with workers
Truck loaded with workers
Description
Workers loaded on the truck and off to the orchard for a day of thinning apples or picking cherries
27. Waiting line for dinner
Waiting line for dinner
Description
A line of men wait outside the dining tents for supper. Service is quick enough to prevent long lines.
28. Onion harvest
Onion harvest
Description
Onions are laid out carefully with tops over bulbs to prevent sunburn.
29. Mail call
Mail call
Description
Returning to camp after the day's work the Mexicans go first to the "mail wall" where letters from home are posted.
30. Thinning apple trees
Thinning apple trees
Description
Mexicans learn quickly to handle the ladders and to thin apples according to the desires of the owners.