Photography

Leica 35mm Camera

The millions of photographs in the Museum's collections compose a vast mosaic of the nation's history. Photographs accompany most artifact collections. Thousands of images document engineering projects, for example, and more record the steel, petroleum, and railroad industries.

Some 150,000 images capture the history, art, and science of photography. Nineteenth-century photography, from its initial development by W. H. F. Talbot and Louis Daguerre, is especially well represented and includes cased images, paper photographs, and apparatus. Glass stereographs and news-service negatives by the Underwood & Underwood firm document life in America between the 1890s and the 1930s. The history of amateur photography and photojournalism are preserved here, along with the work of 20th-century masters such as Richard Avedon and Edward Weston. Thousands of cameras and other equipment represent the technical and business side of the field.

Place: Hidalgo

Reviewing Bracero's Documents

Photograph: A U.S. Border Patrol official reviews a bracero's documents while others wait in line to be processed at the Hidalgo Processing Center, Texas.
Description
Photograph: A U.S. Border Patrol official reviews a bracero's documents while others wait in line to be processed at the Hidalgo Processing Center, Texas.
date photographed
1956
photographer
Nadel, Leonard
ID Number
2004.0138.14.22
accession number
2004.0138
catalog number
2004.0138.14.22

Bracero Service Facilities

Photograph: Parked cars sit in front of bracero insurance and service facilities near Hidalgo, Texas.Currently not on view
Description
Photograph: Parked cars sit in front of bracero insurance and service facilities near Hidalgo, Texas.
Location
Currently not on view
date photographed
1956
photographer
Nadel, Leonard
ID Number
2004.0138.11.17
accession number
2004.0138
catalog number
2004.0138.11.17

Braceros Boarding Trucks

Photograph: Braceros board trucks at the Hidalgo Processing Center, Texas.
Description
Photograph: Braceros board trucks at the Hidalgo Processing Center, Texas.
date photographed
1956
photographer
Nadel, Leonard
ID Number
2004.0138.12.29
accession number
2004.0138
catalog number
2004.0138.12.29

Association Agent Reviewing Braceros

Photograph: At the Hidalgo Processing Center, Texas, an agent from the Texas growers association selects braceros for distribution among his association members.Currently not on view
Description
Photograph: At the Hidalgo Processing Center, Texas, an agent from the Texas growers association selects braceros for distribution among his association members.
Location
Currently not on view
date photographed
1956
photographer
Nadel, Leonard
ID Number
2004.0138.14.27
accession number
2004.0138
catalog number
2004.0138.14.27

Truck Full of Braceros

Photograph: Braceros sit in a truck and wait to leave the Hidalgo Processing Center, Texas.Currently not on view
Description
Photograph: Braceros sit in a truck and wait to leave the Hidalgo Processing Center, Texas.
Location
Currently not on view
date photographed
1956
photographer
Nadel, Leonard
ID Number
2004.0138.12.35
accession number
2004.0138
catalog number
2004.0138.12.35

Braceros Boarding Truck

Photograph: Braceros board a truck at the Hidalgo Processing Center, Texas.
Description
Photograph: Braceros board a truck at the Hidalgo Processing Center, Texas.
date photographed
1956
photographer
Nadel, Leonard
ID Number
2004.0138.12.33
accession number
2004.0138
catalog number
2004.0138.12.33

Transportation Truck for Braceros

Photograph: An empty truck used for transporting braceros stands at the Hidalgo Processing Center, Texas.Currently not on view
Description
Photograph: An empty truck used for transporting braceros stands at the Hidalgo Processing Center, Texas.
Location
Currently not on view
date photographed
1956
photographer
Nadel, Leonard
ID Number
2004.0138.12.28
accession number
2004.0138
catalog number
2004.0138.12.28

Braceros Getting Processed

Photograph: Braceros dictate information to clerk typists during processing at the Hidalgo Processing Center, Texas.
Description
Photograph: Braceros dictate information to clerk typists during processing at the Hidalgo Processing Center, Texas.
date photographed
1956
photographer
Nadel, Leonard
ID Number
2004.0138.14.30
accession number
2004.0138
catalog number
2004.0138.14.30

Inspection of Braceros' Belongings

Photograph: Braceros unpack their personal belongings as an inspector searches for contraband at the Hidalgo Processing Center, Texas.
Description
Photograph: Braceros unpack their personal belongings as an inspector searches for contraband at the Hidalgo Processing Center, Texas.
date photographed
1956
photographer
Nadel, Leonard
ID Number
2004.0138.02.25
accession number
2004.0138
catalog number
2004.0138.02.25

Association Agent Reviewing Braceros

Photograph: An agent from the Texas growers association selects braceros for distribution among his association members in Hidalgo, Texas.Currently not on view
Description
Photograph: An agent from the Texas growers association selects braceros for distribution among his association members in Hidalgo, Texas.
Location
Currently not on view
date photographed
1956
photographer
Nadel, Leonard
ID Number
2004.0138.14.18
accession number
2004.0138
catalog number
2004.0138.14.18

Association Agent Reviewing Braceros

Photograph: An agent from the Texas growers association selects braceros for distribution among his association members in Hidalgo, Texas.Currently not on view
Description
Photograph: An agent from the Texas growers association selects braceros for distribution among his association members in Hidalgo, Texas.
Location
Currently not on view
date photographed
1956
photographer
Nadel, Leonard
ID Number
2004.0138.14.14
accession number
2004.0138
catalog number
2004.0138.14.14

Inspection of Braceros' Belongings

Photograph: Braceros unpack their food and personal belongings as an inspector searches for contraband at the Hidalgo Processing Center, Texas.Currently not on view
Description
Photograph: Braceros unpack their food and personal belongings as an inspector searches for contraband at the Hidalgo Processing Center, Texas.
Location
Currently not on view
date photographed
1956
photographer
Nadel, Leonard
ID Number
2004.0138.02.34
accession number
2004.0138
catalog number
2004.0138.02.34

Inspection of Braceros' Belongings

Photograph: Braceros unpack their personal belongings as an inspector searches for contraband at the Hidalgo Processing Center, Texas.Currently not on view
Description
Photograph: Braceros unpack their personal belongings as an inspector searches for contraband at the Hidalgo Processing Center, Texas.
Location
Currently not on view
date photographed
1956
photographer
Nadel, Leonard
ID Number
2004.0138.12.11
accession number
2004.0138
catalog number
2004.0138.12.11

Braceros Boarding Truck

Photograph: Braceros board a truck at the Hidalgo Processing Center, Texas.Currently not on view
Description
Photograph: Braceros board a truck at the Hidalgo Processing Center, Texas.
Location
Currently not on view
date photographed
1956
photographer
Nadel, Leonard
ID Number
2004.0138.12.34
accession number
2004.0138
catalog number
2004.0138.12.34

Braceros Sitting on Truck

Photograph: Braceros sit on a trailer truck while being driven on a road near Hidalgo, Texas.Currently not on view
Description
Photograph: Braceros sit on a trailer truck while being driven on a road near Hidalgo, Texas.
Location
Currently not on view
date photographed
1956
photographer
Nadel, Leonard
ID Number
2004.0138.12.06
accession number
2004.0138
catalog number
2004.0138.12.06

Braceros Receiving Identification Photographs

Photograph: Braceros receive their identification photographs at the Hidalgo Processing Center, Texas, while others wait in line.
Description
Photograph: Braceros receive their identification photographs at the Hidalgo Processing Center, Texas, while others wait in line.
date photographed
1956
photographer
Nadel, Leonard
ID Number
2004.0138.02.03
accession number
2004.0138
catalog number
2004.0138.02.03

Braceros' Belongings

Photograph: Braceros' belongings litter the ground at the Hidalgo Processing Center, Texas.
Description
Photograph: Braceros' belongings litter the ground at the Hidalgo Processing Center, Texas.
date photographed
1956
photographer
Nadel, Leonard
ID Number
2004.0138.12.18
accession number
2004.0138
catalog number
2004.0138.12.18

Braceros Waiting in Line

Photograph: Braceros wait in line to be processed at the Hidalgo Processing Center, Texas.Currently not on view
Description
Photograph: Braceros wait in line to be processed at the Hidalgo Processing Center, Texas.
Location
Currently not on view
date photographed
1956
photographer
Nadel, Leonard
ID Number
2004.0138.12.22
accession number
2004.0138
catalog number
2004.0138.12.22

Braceros Receiving Identification Photographs

Photograph: Braceros receive their identification photographs at the Hidalgo Processing Center, Texas, while others wait in line.Currently not on view
Description
Photograph: Braceros receive their identification photographs at the Hidalgo Processing Center, Texas, while others wait in line.
Location
Currently not on view
date photographed
1956
photographer
Nadel, Leonard
ID Number
2004.0138.02.02
accession number
2004.0138
catalog number
2004.0138.02.02

Braceros Waiting for X-rays

Photograph: Braceros wait in line for chest X-rays at the Hidalgo Processing Center, Texas.Currently not on view
Description
Photograph: Braceros wait in line for chest X-rays at the Hidalgo Processing Center, Texas.
Location
Currently not on view
date photographed
1956
photographer
Nadel, Leonard
ID Number
2004.0138.02.10
accession number
2004.0138
catalog number
2004.0138.02.10

Bracero Getting an X-ray

Photograph: A bracero receives a chest X-ray during a physical examination at the Hidalgo Processing Center, Texas, while others wait in line.Currently not on view
Description
Photograph: A bracero receives a chest X-ray during a physical examination at the Hidalgo Processing Center, Texas, while others wait in line.
Location
Currently not on view
date photographed
1956
photographer
Nadel, Leonard
ID Number
2004.0138.02.08
accession number
2004.0138
catalog number
2004.0138.02.08

Inspection of Braceros' Belongings

Photograph: Braceros unpack their personal belongings as an inspector searches for contraband at the Hidalgo Processing Center, Texas.Currently not on view
Description
Photograph: Braceros unpack their personal belongings as an inspector searches for contraband at the Hidalgo Processing Center, Texas.
Location
Currently not on view
date photographed
1956
photographer
Nadel, Leonard
ID Number
2004.0138.02.24
accession number
2004.0138
catalog number
2004.0138.02.24

Bracero Getting an X-ray

Photograph: A bracero receives a chest X-ray during a physical examination at the Hidalgo Processing Center, Texas.
Description
Photograph: A bracero receives a chest X-ray during a physical examination at the Hidalgo Processing Center, Texas.
date photographed
1956
photographer
Nadel, Leonard
ID Number
2004.0138.02.22
accession number
2004.0138
catalog number
2004.0138.02.22

Braceros Standing for Photographs

Photograph: Two braceros stand for identification photographs at the Hidalgo Processing Center, Texas.
Description
Photograph: Two braceros stand for identification photographs at the Hidalgo Processing Center, Texas.
date photographed
1956
photographer
Nadel, Leonard
ID Number
2004.0138.02.14
accession number
2004.0138
catalog number
2004.0138.02.14

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