Government, Politics, and Reform

March on Washington Handbill

George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, and Abraham Lincoln are all represented in the Museum's collections—by a surveying compass, a lap desk, and a top hat, among other artifacts. But the roughly 100,000 objects in this collection reach beyond the possessions of statesmen to touch the broader political life of the nation—in election campaigns, the women's suffrage movement, labor activity, civil rights, and many other areas. Campaign objects make up much of the collection, including posters, novelties, ballots, voting machines, and many others. A second group includes general political history artifacts, such as first ladies' clothing and accessories, diplomatic materials, ceremonial objects, national symbols, and paintings and sculptures of political figures. The third main area focuses on artifacts related to political reform movements, from labor unions to antiwar groups.

Place: Salinas Valley

Bracero at Doctor's Office

Photograph: Dr. Stanley Savoy examines a bracero's back to check for respiratory illness in his clinical practice in the Salinas Valley, California.
Description
Photograph: Dr. Stanley Savoy examines a bracero's back to check for respiratory illness in his clinical practice in the Salinas Valley, California.
date photographed
1956
photographer
Nadel, Leonard
ID Number
2004.0138.51.17
accession number
2004.0138
catalog number
2004.0138.51.17

Braceros in Lettuce Field

Photograph: Braceros load lettuce while men assemble lettuce boxes in a field in the Salinas Valley, California.
Description
Photograph: Braceros load lettuce while men assemble lettuce boxes in a field in the Salinas Valley, California.
date photographed
1956
photographer
Nadel, Leonard
ID Number
2004.0138.43.10
accession number
2004.0138
catalog number
2004.0138.43.10

Vendor at Bracero Camp

Photograph: Braceros gather around a vendor and his car at a camp in the Salinas Valley, California.Currently not on view
Description
Photograph: Braceros gather around a vendor and his car at a camp in the Salinas Valley, California.
Location
Currently not on view
date photographed
1956
photographer
Nadel, Leonard
ID Number
2004.0138.24.30
accession number
2004.0138
catalog number
2004.0138.24.30

Braceros Waiting for Doctor

Photograph: Braceros sit in a waiting room at the clinical practice of Dr. Stanley Savoy in the Salinas Valley, California, while a nurse takes a bracero's temperature.Currently not on view
Description
Photograph: Braceros sit in a waiting room at the clinical practice of Dr. Stanley Savoy in the Salinas Valley, California, while a nurse takes a bracero's temperature.
Location
Currently not on view
date photographed
1956
photographer
Nadel, Leonard
ID Number
2004.0138.47.08
accession number
2004.0138
catalog number
2004.0138.47.08

Braceros Picking Lettuce

Photograph: Braceros pick heads of lettuce and place them in Toro lettuce boxes in a field in the Salinas Valley, California.Currently not on view
Description
Photograph: Braceros pick heads of lettuce and place them in Toro lettuce boxes in a field in the Salinas Valley, California.
Location
Currently not on view
date photographed
1956
photographer
Nadel, Leonard
ID Number
2004.0138.40.27
accession number
2004.0138
catalog number
2004.0138.40.27

Braceros in Field

Photograph: Braceros work in a field near Salinas in the Salinas Valley, California.Currently not on view
Description
Photograph: Braceros work in a field near Salinas in the Salinas Valley, California.
Location
Currently not on view
date photographed
1956
photographer
Nadel, Leonard
ID Number
2004.0138.30.01
accession number
2004.0138
catalog number
2004.0138.30.01

Bracero in Pepper Field

Photograph: A bracero stands in a pepper field in the Salinas Valley, California.Currently not on view
Description
Photograph: A bracero stands in a pepper field in the Salinas Valley, California.
Location
Currently not on view
date photographed
1956
photographer
Nadel, Leonard
ID Number
2004.0138.26.27
accession number
2004.0138
catalog number
2004.0138.26.27

View of Onion Field

Photograph: An onion field stands in the Salinas Valley, California.Currently not on view
Description
Photograph: An onion field stands in the Salinas Valley, California.
Location
Currently not on view
date photographed
1956
photographer
Nadel, Leonard
ID Number
2004.0138.36.03
accession number
2004.0138
catalog number
2004.0138.36.03

Bracero in Lettuce Field

Photograph: A bracero pushes a trolley holding a Cookie lettuce box while others work nearby in a field in the Salinas Valley, California.Currently not on view
Description
Photograph: A bracero pushes a trolley holding a Cookie lettuce box while others work nearby in a field in the Salinas Valley, California.
Location
Currently not on view
date photographed
1956
photographer
Nadel, Leonard
ID Number
2004.0138.20.21
accession number
2004.0138
catalog number
2004.0138.20.21

Braceros Loading Lettuce

Photograph: Braceros load boxes full of lettuce onto a truck in a field in the Salinas Valley, California.
Description
Photograph: Braceros load boxes full of lettuce onto a truck in a field in the Salinas Valley, California.
date photographed
1956
photographer
Nadel, Leonard
ID Number
2004.0138.43.09
accession number
2004.0138
catalog number
2004.0138.43.09

Braceros in Lettuce Field

Photograph: Beyond rows of Toro lettuce boxes, braceros work in a lettuce field in the Salinas Valley, California.
Description
Photograph: Beyond rows of Toro lettuce boxes, braceros work in a lettuce field in the Salinas Valley, California.
date photographed
1956
photographer
Nadel, Leonard
ID Number
2004.0138.36.27
accession number
2004.0138
catalog number
2004.0138.36.27

Braceros Picking Lettuce

Photograph: Braceros pick lettuce while an official stands nearby in a field in the Salinas Valley, California.Currently not on view
Description
Photograph: Braceros pick lettuce while an official stands nearby in a field in the Salinas Valley, California.
Location
Currently not on view
date photographed
1956
photographer
Nadel, Leonard
ID Number
2004.0138.20.14
accession number
2004.0138
catalog number
2004.0138.20.14

Truck Full of Braceros

Photograph: A truck full of braceros drives along the edge of a field in the Salinas Valley, California.Currently not on view
Description
Photograph: A truck full of braceros drives along the edge of a field in the Salinas Valley, California.
Location
Currently not on view
date photographed
1956
photographer
Nadel, Leonard
ID Number
2004.0138.37.37
accession number
2004.0138
catalog number
2004.0138.37.37

View of Onion Field

Photograph: An onion field stands in the Salinas Valley, California.Currently not on view
Description
Photograph: An onion field stands in the Salinas Valley, California.
Location
Currently not on view
date photographed
1956
photographer
Nadel, Leonard
ID Number
2004.0138.31.25
accession number
2004.0138
catalog number
2004.0138.31.25

Grocery Store

Photograph: A grocery store stands beside a road in a town in the Salinas Valley, California.Currently not on view
Description
Photograph: A grocery store stands beside a road in a town in the Salinas Valley, California.
Location
Currently not on view
date photographed
1956
photographer
Nadel, Leonard
ID Number
2004.0138.36.31
accession number
2004.0138
catalog number
2004.0138.36.31

Braceros at Meal Time

Photograph: Braceros have lunch at the edge of a pepper field in the Salinas Valley, California.Currently not on view
Description
Photograph: Braceros have lunch at the edge of a pepper field in the Salinas Valley, California.
Location
Currently not on view
date photographed
1956
photographer
Nadel, Leonard
ID Number
2004.0138.26.18
accession number
2004.0138
catalog number
2004.0138.26.18

Braceros Packing Lettuce

Photograph: Braceros pack a Cookie lettuce box in a field in the Salinas Valley, California.Currently not on view
Description
Photograph: Braceros pack a Cookie lettuce box in a field in the Salinas Valley, California.
Location
Currently not on view
date photographed
1956
photographer
Nadel, Leonard
ID Number
2004.0138.20.18
accession number
2004.0138
catalog number
2004.0138.20.18

Braceros Picking Lettuce

Photograph: Braceros pick lettuce in a field in the Salinas Valley, California.
Description
Photograph: Braceros pick lettuce in a field in the Salinas Valley, California.
date photographed
1956
photographer
Nadel, Leonard
ID Number
2004.0138.56.31
accession number
2004.0138
catalog number
2004.0138.56.31

Braceros in Pepper Field

Photograph: Two braceros stand in a pepper field in the Salinas Valley, California.Currently not on view
Description
Photograph: Two braceros stand in a pepper field in the Salinas Valley, California.
Location
Currently not on view
date photographed
1956
photographer
Nadel, Leonard
ID Number
2004.0138.26.31
accession number
2004.0138
catalog number
2004.0138.26.31

Braceros in Strawberry Field

Photograph: Beyond a stack of strawberry boxes, braceros work in a strawberry field in the Salinas Valley, California.Currently not on view
Description
Photograph: Beyond a stack of strawberry boxes, braceros work in a strawberry field in the Salinas Valley, California.
Location
Currently not on view
date photographed
1956
photographer
Nadel, Leonard
ID Number
2004.0138.52.12
accession number
2004.0138
catalog number
2004.0138.52.12

Braceros Boarding Truck

Photograph: Braceros enter a truck at the edge of a field in the Salinas Valley, California.
Description
Photograph: Braceros enter a truck at the edge of a field in the Salinas Valley, California.
date photographed
1956
photographer
Nadel, Leonard
ID Number
2004.0138.37.36
accession number
2004.0138
catalog number
2004.0138.37.36

Braceros Picking Lettuce

Photograph: Braceros pick heads of lettuce and place them in boxes in a field in the Salinas Valley, California.Currently not on view
Description
Photograph: Braceros pick heads of lettuce and place them in boxes in a field in the Salinas Valley, California.
Location
Currently not on view
date photographed
1956
photographer
Nadel, Leonard
ID Number
2004.0138.34.04
accession number
2004.0138
catalog number
2004.0138.34.04

Bracero in Lettuce Field

Photograph: A bracero places heads of lettuce in a Toro lettuce box in a field in the Salinas Valley, California.Currently not on view
Description
Photograph: A bracero places heads of lettuce in a Toro lettuce box in a field in the Salinas Valley, California.
Location
Currently not on view
date photographed
1956
photographer
Nadel, Leonard
ID Number
2004.0138.34.15
accession number
2004.0138
catalog number
2004.0138.34.15

Bracero on Lettuce Truck

Photograph: Standing on a truck, a bracero leans against a stack of Toro lettuce boxes in a field in the Salinas Valley, California.Currently not on view
Description
Photograph: Standing on a truck, a bracero leans against a stack of Toro lettuce boxes in a field in the Salinas Valley, California.
Location
Currently not on view
date photographed
1956
photographer
Nadel, Leonard
ID Number
2004.0138.40.22
accession number
2004.0138
catalog number
2004.0138.40.22

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