Soldiers of the Field #2, 1946

Item — Box: 1, Folder: 2, Item: CLX5

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

From the Collection:

Photographs in this collection include those of activists involved with the United Farm Workers union including Cesar E. Chavez and Dolores Huerta, La Raza Unida party of Colorado and of Young Lords and Latin Kings member Jose Cha Cha Jimenez. Musicians and actors are also included. They include photos of the Fania All-Stars, a group of Puerto Rican musicians featured in the film "Our Latin Thing" and early photos of Ramon Novarre, lead actor in the 1925 film "Ben Hur."

Dates

Creation: 1946

Conditions Governing Access

The collection is open for research.

Extent

From the Collection: 2 Linear Feet (1 box)

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Abstract

This 1946 18 x 13 cm black and white glossy photo is of four Mexican immigrants, crew leaders of farm workers, who are wearing sombreros native to the area they are from, having arrived by special train along with nearly 700 others in Denver, Colorado to work mostly in the beet fields. A total of 4,500 farm workers were to arrive from Mexico in Spring, 1945 to work the fields in Colorado. This photo was taken by a photographer from the Denver Post.