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Housing typical of that afforded Mexican field workers of the Imperial Valley. These people are not migrants, but live on the edge of the ranches and work in peas and melons

#Mexican #theImperialValley #ImperialValley #California #undefined #photography #DorotheaLange

https://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/2017769677/

The image depicts a dilapidated wooden structure, possibly an old farm or ranch building. It is made up of weathered wood planks with visible gaps and broken sections where the walls are partially collapsed. The roof appears damaged, with missing shingles exposing the inner layers of boards to the elements. A single-standing support beam stands on one side, indicating structural instability.
The scene is set against a backdrop of an open field under a cloudy sky, suggesting arid or semi-arid conditions typical for agricultural areas such as Imperial Valley in California, which has historically been home to Mexican laborers working in farming industries like peas and melons. The landscape around the structure appears barren with no visible vegetation close by.
The black-and-white nature of the photograph contributes a historical context, potentially dating back several decades when color photography was less prevalent or unaffordable for many people. It evokes a sense of abandonment or neglect, highlighting socio-economic challenges faced by rural populations in agricultural regions like Imperial Valley during that time period. — The image depicts a dilapidated wooden structure, possibly an old farm or ranch building. It is made up of weathered wood planks with visible gaps and broken sections where the walls are partially collapsed. The roof appears damaged, with missing shingles exposing the inner layers of boards to the elements. A single-standing support beam stands on one side, indicating structural instability. The scene is set against a backdrop of an open field under a cloudy sky, suggesting arid or semi-arid conditions typical for agricultural areas such as Imperial Valley in California, which has historically been home to Mexican laborers working in farming industries like peas and melons. The landscape around the structure appears barren with no visible vegetation close by. The black-and-white nature of the photograph contributes a historical context, potentially dating back several decades when color photography was less prevalent or unaffordable for many people. It evokes a sense of abandonment or neglect, highlighting socio-economic challenges faced by rural populations in agricultural regions like Imperial Valley during that time period.

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@MikeDunnAuthor@kolektiva.social · 3 months ago

Today in Labor History October 9, 1936: A lettuce strike had recently ended in Salinas, California. However, when red flags went up throughout town, the authorities feared communist agitators had returned and removed the red flags, only to find out later that they were part of a traffic check being done by the state highway division.

The first effective organizing in the Salinas Valley began in 1933, with the mostly female lettuce trimmers demanding equal pay to the men. The Filipino field workers supported the women’s demands. In 1934, members of the Filipino Labor Union (FLU) struck the lettuce farms. So, the farmers brought in Mexican and Anglo scabs. They used vigilante mobs and the cops to violently attack the strikers and arrested their leaders. When the Filipino Labor Union and the Mexican Labor Union joined forces, a mob of vigilantes burned their labor camp down and drove 800 Filipinos out of the Salinas Valley at gunpoint. The 1934 strike ended soon after, with the growers recognizing the FLU and offering a small raise. This violence inspired John Steinbeck to write “In Dubious Battle” and “Grapes of Wrath,” for which he won both Pulitzer and Nobel Prizes.

#workingclass #LaborHistory #salinas #union #strike #filipino #mexican #racism #communism #police #policebrutality #vigilante #author #books #writer #johnsteinbeck #novel #fiction #novelprize #pulitzer @bookstadon

This is a photograph of agricultural growers and law enforcement during the Salinas Lettuce Strike of 1936. Salinas Lettuce Strike. 1936. Otto Hagel. Gelatin silver print. Collection of Oakland Museum of California. Gift of Paul S. Taylor.

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@MikeDunnAuthor@kolektiva.social · 3 months ago

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@herr_irrtum@s.basspistol.org · 4 months ago

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RADIO IRRTUM!
(on air from Berlin)

↓↓↓ Deutsch Version below unten ↓↓↓

Da next beautiful issue of #RadioIrrtum! will air this Saturday, 2025/09/27, 8:00pm UTC+2, Berlin time. At Alex Berlin FM at 91MHz / DAB+ K7D around #Berlin + worldwide at https://www.alex-berlin.de/radio-livestream .

Why? What is this?

#Radio Irrtum! is a German language #radioShow exploring the sonic vastness of the #underground. Emitted transmissions may raise attention for new unheard #music all over this planets genre spectrum. Don't worry about that #GermanLanguage - it's all about the #music!

This time covering stuff like

German new wave disco post punk dub pop
Gameboy #chiptunes
toffee-nosed #UKGarage with spoken words on top
innovative IDM #Bass straight outa Berlin
something they say is #BerlinTechno but I dunno
totally #defective Elektronic Sounds
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Radio Irrtum! kommt näher → Samstag, 27.09.2025, 20:00 isses soweit auf Alex Berlin (FM 91MHz/DAB+ K.7D / Stream URL oben).

Also die seltsame Funk(el)sendung, in der planetenumfassende Weiten des musikalischen Untergrunds erforscht werden.

Mit so Sachen wie…

neuer alter deutscher new wave disco post punk dub pop
Chiptunes vom Gameboy
hochnäsiges UK Garage mit spoken Words
innovativen IDM Bass auuuuuus Berlin
ein Dingens, was der Berliner Technoscene zugeschrieben wird
völlig defekte Elektronik Sounds
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Punk, u.a.
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traurigen Postpunk aus Berlin
cinematic Postpunk aus den UK
Musik aus dem Herzen des Fediverse
staubtrockene Prärieromantik

Vieles davon gibz nich auf Spotify, Creative Commons Musik kommt vor; und wir haben diverse Fediverse Künstler:innen vertreten (s.o.). Yo.
Wird wieder heftig schön! Playlist + Manuskript nach der Sendung am Sonntag hier drunter. Fragen einfach hier stellen – ich antworte.

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