Photographic print of migrant workers in front of a plane

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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]."

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