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Migrant packing house worker. If there is a frost or drought, they may have to wait six or eight weeks for work in the next crop. The amount of work depends on quantity of produce available. If many truckloads come in, they work all night; otherwise, only

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Farm Security Administration Photographs

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Title
Migrant packing house worker. If there is a frost or drought, they may have to wait six or eight weeks for work in the next crop. The amount of work depends on quantity of produce available. If many truckloads come in, they work all night; otherwise, only
Names
United States. Farm Security Administration (Sponsor)
Wolcott, Marion Post, 1910-1990 (Photographer)
Collection

Farm Security Administration Photographs

Wolcott, Marion Post

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1939
Library locations
The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection
Shelf locator: 051139-D
Genres
Photographs
Notes
Acquisition: Transferred from the Picture Collection, 1991
Content: Date and title from Library of Congress.
Physical Description
Gelatin silver prints
Extent: Print Size: 8 x 10 in. (20.3 x 25.4 cm)
Type of Resource
Still image
Identifiers
TMS ID: 45449
TMS Object Number: 051139-D
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 4f69ab30-e8ce-0139-3803-0242ac110004
Rights Statement
The New York Public Library believes that this item is in the public domain under the laws of the United States, but did not make a determination as to its copyright status under the copyright laws of other countries. This item may not be in the public domain under the laws of other countries. Though not required, if you want to credit us as the source, please use the following statement, "From The New York Public Library," and provide a link back to the item on our Digital Collections site. Doing so helps us track how our collection is used and helps justify freely releasing even more content in the future.

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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection, The New York Public Library. "Migrant packing house worker. If there is a frost or drought, they may have to wait six or eight weeks for work in the next crop. The amount of work depends on quantity of produce available. If many truckloads come in, they work all night; otherwise, only" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1939. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/e1b73e30-e8d0-0139-c424-0242ac110004

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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection, The New York Public Library. "Migrant packing house worker. If there is a frost or drought, they may have to wait six or eight weeks for work in the next crop. The amount of work depends on quantity of produce available. If many truckloads come in, they work all night; otherwise, only" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 27, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/e1b73e30-e8d0-0139-c424-0242ac110004

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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection, The New York Public Library. (1939). Migrant packing house worker. If there is a frost or drought, they may have to wait six or eight weeks for work in the next crop. The amount of work depends on quantity of produce available. If many truckloads come in, they work all night; otherwise, only Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/e1b73e30-e8d0-0139-c424-0242ac110004

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Migrant packing house worker. If there is a frost or drought, they may have to wait six or eight weeks for work in the next crop. The amount of work depends on quantity of produce available. If many truckloads come in, they work all night; otherwise, only