Photograph
Migrant Cherry Pickers
Filiberto Almendarez and his children, who are migrant workers, pose in front of cherry trees. The family, including Filiberto and children, Filiberto Jr., 22; Maria, 19; Elida, 18; Abel, 17; Anastasia, 15, and Florencia, 13, traveled from their home in Carrizo Springs, Texas to pick cherries for James Erickson in Door county. The family was also accompanied by Florencia, not pictured, Filiberto's wife and mother of the children. Filiberto immigrated to the United States from Mexico, and he and his family spent four months each year following crops as migrant workers. |
Image ID: | 48938 |
---|---|
Creation Date: | 1963 |
Creator Name: | Hagedorn Studio |
City: | |
County: | |
State: | |
Collection Name: | Classified file, circa 1850s-1950s |
Genre: | Photograph |
Original Format Type: | photographic print, b&w |
Original Format Number: | CF 5339 |
Original Dimensions: | 5 x 6 inches |
The Almendarez family, as well as another family of migrant workers from Texas, the Rios, were profiled in an August 13, 1963 article in the Door County Advocate in which this photograph featured. |
Fruit |
Trees |
Clothing and dress |
Hats |
Implements, utensils, etc. |
Children and adults |
Family |
Outdoor photography |
Portraits, Group |
Latin Americans |
Migrant labor |
Agricultural laborers |
This image is issued by the Wisconsin Historical Society. Use of the image requires written permission from the staff of the Collections Division. It may not be sold or redistributed, copied or distributed as a photograph, electronic file, or any other media. The image should not be significantly altered through conventional or electronic means. Images altered beyond standard cropping and resizing require further negotiation with a staff member. The user is responsible for all issues of copyright. Please Credit: Wisconsin Historical Society. |
Location: | Wisconsin Historical Society Archives, 4th Floor, Madison, Wisconsin |
---|