Potato Harvesting in Shafter California 1937

In May 1937, Shafter, California, showcases the mechanized process of potato harvesting. Machines uproot potatoes, leaving them for pickers who fill sacks attached to their waists. These sacks are loaded onto trucks for sorting and grading. During this time, potato pickers in Kern County earned forty cents an hour, reflecting agricultural practices of the 1930s.

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