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Woman mourning death of slain farmworker Rufino Contreras, 1979

 File — Multiple Containers

Scope and Contents

From the Series:

This series consists of photos of farm workers, ranging from images of them working or participating in the Thousand Mile March and other events to informal portraits. It also contains many images of Cesar Chavez and a few of labor activists Dolores Huerta and Fred Ross, Sr. Titles of photos were provided by Cathy Murphy, except those noted as supplied by cataloger.

Dates

  • 1979

Availability

Collection is open for research.

Extent

From the Series: 57 Photographic Prints (Box 1-4, photographs 1-57)

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

General

Photo B has alternate title: Mourner at the funeral of Rufino Contreras, Calexico, CA.

Creator

Repository Details

Part of the Labor Archives and Research Center Repository

Contact:
San Francisco State University
J. Paul Leonard Library, Room 460
1630 Holloway Ave
San Francisco 94132-1722 USA
(415) 405-5571