Unidentified family picking potatoes in the field

Title

Unidentified family picking potatoes in the field

Description

Black and white (overexposed) image of a woman with several small children sitting in a bare field. She kneels beside a wire basket and wears gloves and arm guards as she picks potatoes up from the ground. Small children stand with her, while one slightly older child kneels nearby, holding a potato ready to place in the bag behind her.

Identifier

WCMpic_013692

Subject

Agricultural laborers

Agriculture

Migrant labor

Migrant agricultural laborers

Potatoes--Harvesting

Children of agricultural laborers

Child migrant agricultural laborers

Hispanic Americans

Economic History

Cultural Studies

Latino Interest

Human Migration

Spatial Coverage

Washington County, Oregon

Date Created

circa 1959

Date

1959

Medium

gelatin silver negatives

Rights

Online access to this image is for research and educational purposes only. To inquire about permissions, order a reproduction, or for more information, please contact the Five Oaks Museum at Research@FiveOaksMuseum.org.

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Type

Still Image

Source

Washington County Museum