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Migrant camp, Weslaco, Texas. Local employment men say that there was no need for migrant labor to handle the citrus and vegetable crops in the valley, the local supply of labor being ample for this purpose. Most of the local labor is Mexican and the labor contractors favor Mexican labor over white
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Migrant camp, Weslaco, Texas. Local employment men say that there was no need for migrant labor to handle the citrus and vegetable crops in the valley, the local supply of labor being ample for this purpose. Most of the local labor is Mexican and the labor contractors favor Mexican labor over white

Lee, Russell · 1939-01-01 · photo, print, drawing

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texashidalgo countynitrate negativesunited statesweslacomigrant camps
Credit lineMigrant camp, Weslaco, Texas. Local employment men say that there was no need for migrant labor to handle the citrus and vegetable crops in the valley, the local supply of labor being ample for this p. 1939-01-01. Lee, Russell. Farm Security Administration/Office of War Information Collection, Library of Congress. Public domain.
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