Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/02/12
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Yikes...this thread is really hard to send down to the LUG forum since it inherently contains Leica material. But for you folks who want to emulate Dorothe Lange, let me tell you a little dark secret. California's Central Valley farming labor movements have not changed much since the 30's. In fact, it has become worse! Many of the farm labor camps have been shut down...yet the prevailing wages are relatively the same as in the 30's. Imagine a town of 1,000 that grows by 3x during the peak seasons. Imagine a county of 400,000 that doubles in size from farm labor. And the housing available is basically unregulated...in garages...barns...wherever space can be found. I would be nearly willing to bet that everyplace Dorothe went to document migrant labor still has the same situation... Have you ever seriously spoke to a "modern" gardener or food worker in your town? I know the ones I have spoken to in L.A., the San Francisco Bay area, and Chicago have really interesting stories to tell. And define those cities as "third world." I suggest that all of you political ideologs get out and start recording. Regards, Bill Larsen Terra Bella, California (CA might suggest Canada...but if you would really like, I will describe tales from Canadian family immigrants). - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html