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Cantaloupe
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Mexicans picking cantaloupes one mile north of the Mexican border. Imperial Valley, Califoria. 6:00 a.m. This is highly skilled labor
Mexican melon picker of the Imperial Valley, unloading his bag. California
Mexican picking melons in the Imperial Valley, California
Capped cantaloupe. Imperial Valley, California
Irrigator in brushed and capped cantaloupe field. Imperial Valley, California
One of a Mexican gang of migratory laborers thinning and weeding cantaloupe plants at thirty cents an hour; the young plants are capped with wax paper spread over a wire wicket to protect against cold and accelerate growth. Imperial Valley, California
The kind of work drought refugees and Mexicans do in the Imperial Valley, California. Planting cantaloupe