Agricultural Labor Scene in Imperial Valley 1939

In February 1939, a significant agricultural labor scene unfolds in the Imperial Valley, California. Workers, including Mexicans and whites from the Southwest, engage in pulling, cleaning, and crating carrots for eastern markets. Each crate contains forty-eight bunches, with workers earning eleven cents per crate. This image serves as an important historical record of the labor conditions in Californias farming industry during that period.

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