Mexicans planting onions on the Petit Ranch, San Fernando Valley, Calif.

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Title
Mexicans planting onions on the Petit Ranch, San Fernando Valley, Calif.
Names
Woehlke, Walter Victor, 1881-1954 (Writer of accompanying material)
Collection

Photographic views of the United States

California

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1930 (Inferred)
Library locations
Irma and Paul Milstein Division of United States History, Local History and Genealogy
Shelf locator: AZ 12-2331
Topics
United States
California
Onions
San Fernando (Calif.)
Mexican American migrant agricultural laborers
Genres
Photographs
Notes
Content: Crop marks on image
Content: Periodical clipping on verso: "Without workers southern ranchers face ruin. When the crop is ripe large numbers of workers, like Mexican at right, are indispensible. But they are hard to get."
Content: Written on verso: "Note the large number of men required on this small acreage."
Date: Date issued inferred from copyright date.
Physical Description
Extent: Photograph : b ; 20.4 x 25.3 cm
Type of Resource
Still image
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b19745455
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 67f4f710-c5cf-012f-11a6-58d385a7bc34
Rights Statement
The copyright and related rights status of this item has been reviewed by The New York Public Library, but we were unable to make a conclusive determination as to the copyright status of the item. You are free to use this Item in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use.

Item timeline of events

  • 1881: Creator Born
  • 1930: Issued
  • 1954: Creator Died
  • 2013: Digitized
  • 2026: Found by you!
  • 2027

MLA Format

Irma and Paul Milstein Division of United States History, Local History and Genealogy, The New York Public Library. "Mexicans planting onions on the Petit Ranch, San Fernando Valley, Calif." The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1930. https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e3-ee48-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

Chicago/Turabian Format

Irma and Paul Milstein Division of United States History, Local History and Genealogy, The New York Public Library. "Mexicans planting onions on the Petit Ranch, San Fernando Valley, Calif." New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed September 18, 2026. https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e3-ee48-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

APA Format

Irma and Paul Milstein Division of United States History, Local History and Genealogy, The New York Public Library. (1930). Mexicans planting onions on the Petit Ranch, San Fernando Valley, Calif. Retrieved from https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e3-ee48-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

Wikipedia Citation

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Mexicans planting onions on the Petit Ranch, San Fernando Valley, Calif.