



Migratory Field Workers Cotton Picking California 1938
Migratory field workers pick cotton in Californias San Joaquin Valley in November 1938. These workers received seventy-five cents per hundred pounds, while union strikers demanded one dollar. A skilled picker could harvest about two hundred pounds a day. This image is part of the Farm Security Administration collection, reflecting the economic hardships of agricultural labor.
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Migratory Field Workers Cotton Picking California 1938