Mexican Workers Sought to Fill California’s Farm Labor Shortage

Posted on June 15, 2012 by lmharnisch

June 15, 1942, Comics

June 15, 1942:  The Japanese who operated farms have been evacuated to internment camps, many farm workers have taken defense jobs and still more have been drafted.

So to get farm labor, California turns to …  guess where: Mexico!

Times artist Charles Owens has a terrific war map of the Middle East.

And the Navy Relief Society makes a Father’s Day pitch for donations.

Jne 15, 1942, Mexican Labor

June 15, 1942, War Map

June 15, 1942, Navy Relief

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1 Response to Mexican Workers Sought to Fill California’s Farm Labor Shortage

  1. Wayne Selover's avatar Wayne Selover says:
    June 16, 2012 at 8:00 am

    Great map, I just wish we could see the details. Is there any way to provide a link to a higher definition version?

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