Photographic print of migrant workers in front of a plane
date: label: Date
content: 1946-1950
name: label: Photograph by
content: Russell Bull, American, 1906 - 1981
label: Subject of
content: Unidentified Man or Men
label: Subject of
content: Nationwide Air and Transport Service, Inc., American, 1946 - 1950
label: Subject of
content: Green Giant Company, American, founded 1903
notes: label: Description
content: A black-and-white photograph of men in front of a plane. The men are standing in a line facing the camera, wearing jackets and hats. A plane is in the background, with the nose pointed away from the camera and a wing partially visible behind the men. There is a crease in the center of the image. On the reverse is the inscription: "Bahamian foreign farm labor arrive at / airport, flown here by Nationwide Air / Transport Service. Miami Fla. / over 1,000 will be flown into Upper Midwest to work in pea & corn canning Companys [sic]."
place: label: Place depicted
content: Le Sueur, Minnesota, United States, North and Central America
label: Place depicted
content: Miami, Miami-Dade County, Florida, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Labor
label: Topic
content: Migrations
label: Topic
content: Photography
label: Topic
content: Transportation
setName: label: See more items in
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Photographs and Still Images
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2018.17.10.10
objectType: label: Type
content: gelatin silver prints
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Unknown - Restrictions Possible
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Rights assessment and proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
label: Dimensions
content: H x W (sheet): 7 7/8 × 13 7/8 in. (20 × 35.3 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W (image): 7 11/16 × 13 9/16 in. (19.5 × 34.4 cm)