Braceros in Oregon Photograph Collection

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1. Crew chief in the field
Crew chief in the field
Description
Humberto Videl Garcia, Mexican interpreter, receives instruction from Jack Hardwicke, crew chief, while Williams listens in.
2. Baskets for hop picking
Baskets for hop picking
Description
Mexican workers on Horst ranch taking empty baskets for hop picking.
3. Weighing hops
Weighing hops
Description
Mexicans weigh hops under direction of J. M. Graves on the Horst ranch.
4. Picking potatoes
Picking potatoes
Description
Mexicans pick up potatoes on the Dalton & Evans farm near Malin, Klamath county, with a digger in the background.
5. Picking cherries
Picking cherries
Description
Mexicans picking cherries
6. Lunches distributed
Lunches distributed
Description
Lunches being distributed to Mexican workers at 6:00 a.m
7. New arrivals, Hood River
New arrivals, Hood River
Description
New arrivals from Mexico
8. Onion harvest
Onion harvest
Description
Onions are laid out carefully with tops over bulbs to prevent sunburn.
9. 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.
10. 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