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| Title | Migrant labor fiesta, July 26 1958 |
| Description | A Wilder Labor Center float appears in the far background with several other floats and stages at a fiesta parade. Nearly 7000 migrant workers and their families attended the second annual Caldwell Migrant Labor Fiesta, which included a parade, baseball games, music, dancing, and Mexican folk lore. The Chamber of Commerce and the Employment Security agency sponsored the event. Workers from labor camps in Oregon and Idaho joined in the celebration. Donated by the Department of Employment. |
| Date | 1958 |
| Subject | Mexican Americans; Caldwell (Idaho); Canyon County; Migrant laborers; Migrant agricultural laborers; Festivals; Celebrations; Social life and customs; Manners and customs; Floats (Parades); Parades and processions; Wilder Labor Center |
| Type | Photographs |
| Coverage | United States--Idaho (State)--Canyon--Caldwell |
| Collection Source | Migrant Labor File |
| Identifier | 76-102.63/z |
| Repository | Idaho State Historical Society
http://www.idahohistory.net/library_archives.html |
| Contributors | Washington State University Vancouver Information Services
http://www.vancouver.wsu.edu/vis/infoserv.htm |
| Project Identifier | wsuvp0496 |
| Physical Description | 8 1/2 in. x 10 in. |
| Format | Original images were scanned as 300 dpi TIFF files on a Microtek 9600XL scanner. 72 dpi JPEG files were then added to the CONTENT database at the WSU Libraries. |
| Rights | To obtain a copy of this item, or request permission to publish, contact the Idaho State Historical Society Library and Archives, 2205 Old Penitentiary Road, Boise,ID. 83712-8250, 208-334-3356. |
