Title sheet, site plan, map, and entrance sign - Forty Acres, 30168 Garces Highway (Northwest Corner of Garces Highway and Mettler Avenue), Delano, Kern County, CA
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Title
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Title sheet, site plan, map, and entrance sign - Forty Acres, 30168 Garces Highway (Northwest Corner of Garces Highway and Mettler Avenue), Delano, Kern County, CA
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Rights
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The Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. Public Domain.
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Creator
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Bradford, Allyson.
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Date
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2014 C.E.
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Description
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In 1966, the United Farm Workers built their first headquarters in Delano, California. These drawings are an early rendering of the site plan for the Forty Acres compound where Cesar Chavez publicly fasted for the first time and where the UFW bargained with farmers for migrant workers’ rights. The UFW started construction on the site in August of 1967, building a small gas station for migrant workers to access affordable gasoline for their personal vehicles. Forty Acres also featured a service center that offered health services, childcare, legal services, banking, and affordable groceries for migrant workers in the area. The buildings in Forty Acres were inspired by the architecture of the Spanish colonial style that Cesar Chavez admired. The National Park Service added the site to its register of Historic Landmarks in October of 2008 for its importance to Hispanic culture and heritage.
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Format
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Drawing. 34 x 44 in.
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Language
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English
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Publisher
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Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division.
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Contributor
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Melissa Valenzuela
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Identifier
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Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division. HABS CA-2878 (sheet 1 of 1).
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Subject
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United Farm Workers Movement; Delano; California; farmworkers movement; agriculture; architecture; labor history.
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Source
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Jpg file. Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division. 11/4/2021. https://www.loc.gov/pictures/resource/hhh.ca3907.sheet.00001a/
Forty Acres