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Outhouses and garbage piles at Mathis, Texas labor camps

60-210-45
Accession Number
60-210-45
5x7 inches (13x18 cm)
Black & White
HST Keywords
Texas, Mathis
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Description
A back view of a row of privies at a labor camp in Mathis, Texas. There are piles of garbage built up behind the outhouses, creating a very unsanitary environment. This photo was sent to President Harry S. Truman by Hector Garcia of the League of United Latin American Citizens.
Date(s)
May 1948