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Sorting washed grapefruit, juice plant, Weslaco, Texas. This area of Texas, the Rio Grande Valley, has extensive citrus cultivation, particularly grapefruit. Canning and packing plants for vegetables and citrus are located along the railroad line, the Missouri Pacific Railroad. These foods are transported long distances by refrigerator cars

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Sorting washed grapefruit, juice plant, Weslaco, Texas. This area of Texas, the Rio Grande Valley, has extensive citrus cultivation, particularly grapefruit. Canning and packing plants for vegetables and citrus are located along the railroad line, the Missouri Pacific Railroad. These foods are transported long distances by refrigerator cars

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Picryl description: Public domain image of workers, labor, 1940s, economic conditions, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

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Date

01/01/1942

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Contributors

Rothstein, Arthur, 1915-1985, photographer

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Location

Weslaco (Tex.), 26.15944, -97.99083

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Library of Congress

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http://www.loc.gov/

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No known restrictions. For information, see U.S. Farm Security Administration/Office of War Information Black & White Photographs http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/res/071_fsab.html