Mexican gang of migratory laborers under a Japanese field boss. These men are thinning and weeding cantaloupe plants. Wages thirty cents an hour

Title: Mexican gang of migratory laborers under a Japanese field boss. These men are thinning and weeding cantaloupe plants. Wages thirty cents an hour
Rights: The New York Public Library, New York. Public Domain.
Creator: Lange, Dorothea (1895-1965)
Date: 1937 C.E.
Description: This photo by Dorothea Lange captures Mexican migrant workers picking cantaloupe for thirty cents an hour. Migrant workers faced up to twelve hour days in the sun without breaks, water, or adequate facilities, such as outdoor bathrooms. Some laborers reported sharing only one pitcher or can of water in extreme cases. Besides the threat of heat stroke and dehydration, workers also faced health issues from exposure to harmful pesticides like DDT.
Format: Gelatin silver print. 8 x 10 in.
Publisher: The New York Public Library Digital Collections.
Contributor: Melissa Valenzuela
Identifier: The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 016177-C.
Subject: Migrant workers; farm workers; Mexican migrant workers; farmworkers movement; agricultural workers; agriculture; labor history; Dorothea Lange.
Source: Jpg file. The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 11/5/2021. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/a5fc9a50-83c0-0136-b1fd-5fbb59f2c537