Mexican gang of migratory laborers under a Japanese field boss. These men are thinning and weeding cantaloupe plants. Wages thirty cents an hour. These young plants are "capped" with wax paper spread over a wire wicket to protect against cold and to accelerate growth. Imperial Valley, California

Lange, Dorothea · 1937-01-01 · photo, print, drawing

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