Guayule Nursery Irrigator Salinas California 1942

An irrigator works at a guayule nursery in Salinas, California, in May 1942. Guayule, a desert shrub, was explored as a potential source of rubber during World War II. The nursery played a role in agricultural innovation in Monterey County, contributing to research aimed at meeting wartime needs for natural rubber.

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