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Field Cultivation
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Migrant laborers hoe a cucumber field by hand. There is one worker in the foreground and two others in the background. Rows of seedlings extend across the mostly bare-dirt field. Cultivación de un campo Obreros emigrantes trabajan en un campo de pepino usando un azadón de mano. Hay un trabajador adelante y otros dos hacia el fondo. Líneas de surcos se extienden en un campo principalmente de tierra.
1967
Giffey, David
Publication Information
| Creator | Giffey, David |
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| Date Created | 1967 |
Physical Description
| Format | Image |
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Collection Information
| Source Collection | South Madison oral history project and migrant farmworker photographs, 1966-1971, 1999-2000 |
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Copyright Information
| Copyright Status | COPYRIGHT NOT EVALUATED |
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