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Young Mexican and African-American Men Answer the Call for Farm Workers
The scale of the United States' war production effort during World War II touched every corner of the nation and millions of people. When traditional farm workers left for military service or higher paying jobs in war industries, the U.S. government [...]
Item Type: Photograph
Historical Era: Great Depression and World War II (1929-1945)
A Lector Reads to Cigar Workers
The lector, or reader, was an institution in Tampa cigar factories. Elected and paid by the workers, the lector read material of their choosing aloud as the workers assembled cigars. Lectores read newspapers, current affairs publications, and even [...]
Tags: Cuban Immigration, lectores
Item Type: Photograph
Historical Era: Industrialization and Expansion (1877-1913)