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1933 Pixely Cotton Strike Camp

Farm Security Administration

1933

Several men seated at and around a table with a canopy over it. A sign posted reads "Todo los trabajodoros... Tal como nos Autoriza N. R. A. 100%... Oficina del Campo de la Union" (All workers... As Authorized by N. R. A. 100%... Union Field Office) In 1933, Corcoran was one of the towns in... Show moreSeveral men seated at and around a table with a canopy over it. A sign posted reads "Todo los trabajodoros... Tal como nos Autoriza N. R. A. 100%... Oficina del Campo de la Union" (All workers... As Authorized by N. R. A. 100%... Union Field Office) In 1933, Corcoran was one of the towns in California involved in the San Joaquin cotton strike, a labor action by agricultural workers seeking higher wages. A violent clash between strikers and growers left two workers dead and eight wounded. Five thousand workers gathered in Tulare for the dead strikers' funerals, one of the largest agricultural demonstrations in California's history. Eight cotton growers were indicted in the violence against the workers, but were later acquitted. Show less

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Cotton Pickers
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Corcoran -- California

Steinbeck Center Photo Archive

Martha Heasley Cox Center for Steinbeck Studies, SJSU

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Acquired from Jackson Benson; Published in journal: SS 15.1 (2004): 80; SS 16.1 & 2 (2005): 97

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