Agricultural Labor in Imperial Valley February 1939

Large-scale agricultural labor occurs in the Imperial Valley, California, in February 1939. Workers, including both Mexican and white laborers, pull, clean, tie, and crate carrots for the eastern market. They earn eleven cents per crate, often making less than one dollar a day due to an oversupply of labor, illustrating the economic challenges faced by farm workers.

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