Title |
Hispanic children picked up by the U.S. Border Patrol on their way to work in the Rio Grande Valley, Texas, circa 1953
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Description |
Reverse caption reads: "Early morning wetback haul-- These young wetbacks were among those picked up by the Border Patrol about 5 a.m. in the morning on their way to work in the Lower Rio Grande Valley of Texas at the time of the survey reported in "What Price Wetbacks?" published by the Texas State Federation of Labor (AFL) and the american GI Forum of Texas." For complete collection information, visit the full finding aid at http://hdl.handle.net/1903.1/42579
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Extent |
20.5 x 25.5 cm; 2 images; Photograph; monochrome |
Date |
1953 |
Location |
United States; Texas; North America |
Subject(s) |
children; Border patrol; American Federation of Labor |
Citation |
AFL-CIO Information Department, Photographic Prints collection, Accession 2014-001-RG96-001, Series 1: Subject Files, 1890-1995, Subseries 1: Photographs, 1890-1993, Box : 43, Folder 6: Migratory Labor |
Permanent Link |
https://hdl.handle.net/1903.1/39481
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Rights |
http://vocab.lib.umd.edu/rightsStatement#InC-NC
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Terms of Use |
Collection may be protected under Title 17 of the U.S. Copyright Law. To obtain permission to publish or reproduce, please contact the University of Maryland Libraries.
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Digital Collection(s) |
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