Agriculture

John Deere Model D Tractor

From butter churns to diesel tractors, the Museum's agricultural artifacts trace the story of Americans who work the land. Agricultural tools and machinery in the collections range from a John Deere plow of the 1830s to 20th-century cultivators and harvesters. The Museum's holdings also include overalls, aprons, and sunbonnets; farm photographs; milk cans and food jars; handmade horse collars; and some 200 oral histories of farm men and women in the South. Prints in the collections show hundreds of scenes of rural life. The politics of agriculture are part of the story, too, told in materials related to farm workers' unions and a group of artifacts donated by the family of the labor leader Cesar Chavez.

John Deere Plow
John Deere Plow, 1830s
Place: Monterrey Processing Center

Braceros Waiting in Line

Photograph: Braceros wait in line in front of a building's windows at the Monterrey Processing Center, Mexico.Currently not on view
Description
Photograph: Braceros wait in line in front of a building's windows at the Monterrey Processing Center, Mexico.
Location
Currently not on view
date photographed
1956
photographer
Nadel, Leonard
ID Number
2004.0138.07.22
accession number
2004.0138
catalog number
2004.0138.07.22

Checking Bracero's Hands

Photograph: An official checks a bracero's hands for calluses at the Monterrey Processing Center, Mexico.
Description
Photograph: An official checks a bracero's hands for calluses at the Monterrey Processing Center, Mexico.
date photographed
1956
photographer
Nadel, Leonard
ID Number
2004.0138.13.15
accession number
2004.0138
catalog number
2004.0138.13.15

Bracero Talking to Official

Photograph: A bracero talks to an official during processing at the Monterrey Processing Center, Mexico.Currently not on view
Description
Photograph: A bracero talks to an official during processing at the Monterrey Processing Center, Mexico.
Location
Currently not on view
date photographed
1956
photographer
Nadel, Leonard
ID Number
2004.0138.03.44
accession number
2004.0138
catalog number
2004.0138.03.44

Bracero Entertainment

Photograph: Braceros enjoy an impromptu concert near the Monterrey Processing Center, Mexico.Currently not on view
Description
Photograph: Braceros enjoy an impromptu concert near the Monterrey Processing Center, Mexico.
Location
Currently not on view
date photographed
1956
photographer
Nadel, Leonard
ID Number
2004.0138.16.01
accession number
2004.0138
catalog number
2004.0138.16.01

Braceros on Train

Photograph: Braceros - in silhouette - sit in a train looking outside in crepuscular light near the Monterrey Processing Center, Mexico.Currently not on view
Description
Photograph: Braceros - in silhouette - sit in a train looking outside in crepuscular light near the Monterrey Processing Center, Mexico.
Location
Currently not on view
date photographed
1956
photographer
Nadel, Leonard
ID Number
2004.0138.11.12
accession number
2004.0138
catalog number
2004.0138.11.12

Braceros Getting Processed

Photograph: After passing their physical examinations, braceros dictate information to clerk typists during processing at the Monterrey Processing Center, Mexico.
Description
Photograph: After passing their physical examinations, braceros dictate information to clerk typists during processing at the Monterrey Processing Center, Mexico.
date photographed
1956
photographer
Nadel, Leonard
ID Number
2004.0138.03.09
accession number
2004.0138
catalog number
2004.0138.03.09

Braceros Waiting in Line

Photograph: Braceros wait in line to be processed at the Monterrey Processing Center, Mexico.
Description
Photograph: Braceros wait in line to be processed at the Monterrey Processing Center, Mexico.
date photographed
1956
photographer
Nadel, Leonard
ID Number
2004.0138.06.41
accession number
2004.0138
catalog number
2004.0138.06.41

Bracero Leaning on Fence

Photograph: A bracero leans against a barbed wire fence as he waits to be processed at the Monterrey Processing Center, Mexico.Currently not on view
Description
Photograph: A bracero leans against a barbed wire fence as he waits to be processed at the Monterrey Processing Center, Mexico.
Location
Currently not on view
date photographed
1956
photographer
Nadel, Leonard
ID Number
2004.0138.06.31
accession number
2004.0138
catalog number
2004.0138.06.31

Braceros Walking in Line

Photograph: Braceros walk in a line near the Monterrey Processing Center, Mexico.Currently not on view
Description
Photograph: Braceros walk in a line near the Monterrey Processing Center, Mexico.
Location
Currently not on view
date photographed
1956
photographer
Nadel, Leonard
ID Number
2004.0138.09.07
accession number
2004.0138
catalog number
2004.0138.09.07

Braceros Presenting Documents

Photograph: Braceros present documents at the Monterrey Processing Center, Mexico.Currently not on view
Description
Photograph: Braceros present documents at the Monterrey Processing Center, Mexico.
Location
Currently not on view
date photographed
1956
photographer
Nadel, Leonard
ID Number
2004.0138.09.12
accession number
2004.0138
catalog number
2004.0138.09.12

Bracero Talking to Official

Photograph: A bracero talks to an official during processing at the Monterrey Processing Center, Mexico.Currently not on view
Description
Photograph: A bracero talks to an official during processing at the Monterrey Processing Center, Mexico.
Location
Currently not on view
date photographed
1956
photographer
Nadel, Leonard
ID Number
2004.0138.03.04
accession number
2004.0138
catalog number
2004.0138.03.04

Braceros Waiting in Line

Photograph: Braceros line up for processing at the Monterrey Processing Center, Mexico.
Description
Photograph: Braceros line up for processing at the Monterrey Processing Center, Mexico.
date photographed
1956
photographer
Nadel, Leonard
ID Number
2004.0138.17.02
accession number
2004.0138
catalog number
2004.0138.17.02

Braceros Waiting to Board Buses

Photograph: At the Monterrey Processing Center, Mexico, braceros wait in a long line to board buses to the Hidalgo Processing Center, Texas, on the U.S.-Mexico border.Currently not on view
Description
Photograph: At the Monterrey Processing Center, Mexico, braceros wait in a long line to board buses to the Hidalgo Processing Center, Texas, on the U.S.-Mexico border.
Location
Currently not on view
date photographed
1956
photographer
Nadel, Leonard
ID Number
2004.0138.01.37
accession number
2004.0138
catalog number
2004.0138.01.37

Reviewing Braceros' Documents

Photograph: Officials review braceros' documents as others wait in line at the Monterrey Processing Center, Mexico.Currently not on view
Description
Photograph: Officials review braceros' documents as others wait in line at the Monterrey Processing Center, Mexico.
Location
Currently not on view
date photographed
1956
photographer
Nadel, Leonard
ID Number
2004.0138.17.20
accession number
2004.0138
catalog number
2004.0138.17.20

Preparing a Meal for Braceros

Photograph: Young men prepare sandwiches for braceros at the Monterrey Processing Center, Mexico.Currently not on view
Description
Photograph: Young men prepare sandwiches for braceros at the Monterrey Processing Center, Mexico.
Location
Currently not on view
date photographed
1956
photographer
Nadel, Leonard
ID Number
2004.0138.03.30
accession number
2004.0138
catalog number
2004.0138.03.30

Braceros at Meal Time

Photograph: Braceros have lunch in a dining hall at the Monterrey Processing Center, Mexico.
Description
Photograph: Braceros have lunch in a dining hall at the Monterrey Processing Center, Mexico.
date photographed
1956
photographer
Nadel, Leonard
ID Number
2004.0138.16.21
accession number
2004.0138
catalog number
2004.0138.16.21

Braceros Washing Clothes

Photograph: Braceros wash their clothes in a creek near the Monterrey Processing Center, Mexico.
Description
Photograph: Braceros wash their clothes in a creek near the Monterrey Processing Center, Mexico.
date photographed
1956
photographer
Nadel, Leonard
ID Number
2004.0138.10.38
accession number
2004.0138
catalog number
2004.0138.10.38

Braceros Boarding Buses

Photograph: As an official and a guard look on, braceros receive lunch before boarding buses at the Monterrey Processing Center, Mexico.Currently not on view
Description
Photograph: As an official and a guard look on, braceros receive lunch before boarding buses at the Monterrey Processing Center, Mexico.
Location
Currently not on view
date photographed
1956
photographer
Nadel, Leonard
ID Number
2004.0138.06.03
accession number
2004.0138
catalog number
2004.0138.06.03

Braceros Waiting at Processing Center

Photograph: Braceros wait in the shade of a building during processing at the Monterrey Processing Center, Mexico.Currently not on view
Description
Photograph: Braceros wait in the shade of a building during processing at the Monterrey Processing Center, Mexico.
Location
Currently not on view
date photographed
1956
photographer
Nadel, Leonard
ID Number
2004.0138.07.19
accession number
2004.0138
catalog number
2004.0138.07.19

Braceros Waiting at Processing Center

Photograph: Braceros sit and stand inside a building and wait to be processed at the Monterrey Processing Center, Mexico.
Description
Photograph: Braceros sit and stand inside a building and wait to be processed at the Monterrey Processing Center, Mexico.
date photographed
1956
photographer
Nadel, Leonard
ID Number
2004.0138.16.34
accession number
2004.0138
catalog number
2004.0138.16.34

Braceros on Railroad Tracks

Photograph: Braceros walk along railroad tracks near the Monterrey Processing Center, Mexico.
Description
Photograph: Braceros walk along railroad tracks near the Monterrey Processing Center, Mexico.
date photographed
1956
photographer
Nadel, Leonard
ID Number
2004.0138.09.43
accession number
2004.0138
catalog number
2004.0138.09.43

Braceros at Vendor Stands

Photograph: Braceros wait in the shade and buy food from vendors at the Monterrey Processing Center, Mexico.
Description
Photograph: Braceros wait in the shade and buy food from vendors at the Monterrey Processing Center, Mexico.
date photographed
1956
photographer
Nadel, Leonard
ID Number
2004.0138.07.09
accession number
2004.0138
catalog number
2004.0138.07.09

Braceros Waiting in Line

Photograph: Braceros, holding their documents, wait in line in the sun at the Monterrey Processing Center, Mexico.Currently not on view
Description
Photograph: Braceros, holding their documents, wait in line in the sun at the Monterrey Processing Center, Mexico.
Location
Currently not on view
date photographed
1956
photographer
Nadel, Leonard
ID Number
2004.0138.03.29
accession number
2004.0138
catalog number
2004.0138.03.29

Braceros Boarding Buses

Photograph: At the Monterrey Processing Center, Mexico, braceros receive packed lunches as they board buses to the Hidalgo Processing Center, Texas, on the U.S.-Mexico border.Currently not on view
Description
Photograph: At the Monterrey Processing Center, Mexico, braceros receive packed lunches as they board buses to the Hidalgo Processing Center, Texas, on the U.S.-Mexico border.
Location
Currently not on view
date photographed
1956
photographer
Nadel, Leonard
ID Number
2004.0138.01.39
accession number
2004.0138
catalog number
2004.0138.01.39

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