Migratory Cotton Picker in San Joaquin Valley 1938

A migratory field worker picks cotton in the San Joaquin Valley, California, in November 1938. At that time, workers earned seventy-five cents for every hundred pounds of cotton picked, while strikers demanded one dollar. A skilled male worker could harvest around two hundred pounds daily. This image provides insight into the agricultural labor conditions and labor movements of the era.

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