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Homestead, Florida - Vegetable workers, migrants, waiting after work to be paid, Feb. 1939

Homestead, Florida - Vegetable workers, migrants, waiting after work to be paid, Feb. 1939

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A statement in any room, each reproduction is printed on museum quality, archival paper featuring a restored and colorized photograph of Homestead, Florida from 1939. Click "Add to Cart" to proceed to safe and secure checkout via PayPal, Visa, MasterCard, Discover, American Express, Amazon, Google, or Apple Pay.

This historic photograph of Homestead, Florida in 1939 shows a group of vegetable workers consisting of men, women, boys, girls, black and white, stand side by side waiting for their wages, brought together by the common pursuit of work in Homestead's sprawling vegetable fields.

This era's migratory workforce showcased an early form of diversity in the workplace, even if born out of necessity rather than design. A microcosm of America’s broader societal shifts, Homestead served as a stage where the dynamics of labor, race, and the economy played out daily.
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