Sujet

Mexican migratory laborer thinning and weeding cantaloupe plants, Imperial Valley, California, 1937. Creator: Dorothea Lange.

Légende

One of a Mexican gang of migratory laborers thinning and weeding cantaloupe plants at thirty cents an hour; the young plants are capped with wax paper spread over a wire wicket to protect against cold and accelerate growth. Imperial Valley, California.

Date

1937

Crédit

Photo12/Heritage Images/Heritage Art

Notre référence

HRM22A49_185

Model release

NA

Property release

NA

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

51,0Mo (2,0Mo) / 34,8cm x 36,7cm / 4113 x 4331 (300dpi)

Mots clés

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