San Luis Obispo County, California Historic photos, documents, and people

Migrant Mexican children in contractor's camp at time of early pea harvest. Nipomo, California

Migrant camp in California during the pea harvesting. San Luis Obispo County, California

Drought refugees from Oklahoma at work in the pea fields near Nipomo, California

Drought refugees from Oklahoma at work in the pea fields near Nipomo, California

Harvesting peas requires large crews of migratory labor. Nipomo, California

Pea picker carrying a hamper of peas to the weighmaster. Nipomo, California

Texas ex-farmer, now a migratory agricultural worker in Nipomo, California

One pea picker's home. One-half mile off Highway 101 at Nipomo, California

Picking peas near Nipomo, California. Wages: twenty-two cents a hamper

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