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MARCHERS ARE BUNDLED UP FOR THE EVENING RALLY TO WARD OFF THE COLD OF THE CENTRAL VALLEY.
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PHOTOGRAPHER JON LEWIS MADE GOOD USE OF WHAT LITTLE LIGHT WAS AVAILABLE FOR THIS SHOT.
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A VISUAL INTERSECTION - GRAPE VINES VERTICAL, THE MARCHERS HORIZONTAL.
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THE MARCHERS ARE TIRED, ALL EYES CAST DOWN AND SOME HEADS BOWED.
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TO GET THIS SHOT, PHOTOGRAPHER JON LEWIS HAD TO BE LYING DOWN IN THE ROADSIDE GRASS.
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THREATENING SKIES HOVER ABOVE THE MARCH TO SACRAMENTO
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MARCH TO SACRAMENTO VIEWED FROM FREEWAY OVERPASS. CALIFORNIA HIGHWAY PATROL PROVIDES SOME SAFETY FOR THE MARCHERS.
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MARCH CAPTAIN ROBERTO BUSTOS SCOUTS THE ROUTE UP THE SOUTHBOUND FREEWAY EXIT RAMP.
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IN ADDITION TO GRAPES, THE CENTRAL VALLEY IS ORCHARD COUNTRY. CALIFORNIA RANKS 1ST IN THE NATION IN PRODUCTION OF ALMONDS, LEMONS, PEACHES, PISTACHIO NUTS, PLUMS AND WALNUTS. CALIFORNIA AGRIBUSINESS IS BIG/BIG BUSINESS.
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THE MARCH TO SACRAMENTO PROVIDED MOBILE PORTA-POTTIES SO THE MARCHERS COULD RELIEVE THEMSELVES.
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PHOTOGRAPHER JON LEWIS WALKED EVEN MORE THAN THE MARCHERS. HE WOULD RACE AHEAD TO POSITION HIMSELF FOR SHOTS OF THE MARCH, AND THEN AFTER THE MARCHERS PASSED, HE HAD TO RACE TO CATCH UP. SOMETIMES HE WAS ABLE TO HITCH A RIDE AHEAD, BUT NOT OFTEN.
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IN 1966, ASIDE FROM FRESNO, VERY FEW CENTRAL VALLEY TOWNS SPORT A HIGH RISE BUILDING. IF I AM NOT MISTAKEN, THIS PHOTO IS A VIEW OF THE MARCHERS COMING INTO STOCKTON.
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