Strike leader in Kern County, California, 8b32699
From Oklahoma farm (April 1938) to strike leader in California. Cotton strike (Nov. 1938). He displays his union membership book. "Vote No on No. 1" refers to proposed anti-picketing law which was later defeated by California electorate. Kern County, California.
- Date
- 1938-11
- Collection
- FSA/OWI
- Archive
- Library of Congress (via Wikimedia Commons)
- Type
- photograph
- Original size
- 7,823 × 10,214 pixels
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