| Last additions - > JON LEWIS PHOTOS 1966-1968 |
AT SOME NIGHT LOCATIONS THE MARCHERS STAGED A CANDLE LIGHT PROCESSION TO PREPARE FOR THE EVENING RALLY.Jan 25, 2010
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THE ENTIRE MARCH TO SACRAMENTO - DAY OR NIGHT - WAS STAGED AS A PUBLIC PAGEANT, IT WAS A TRAVELING PUBLIC ART PEFORMANCE.Jan 25, 2010
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THE CROSS WAS AN INDISPENSABLE PROP IN THE FARMWORKER MOVEMENT PUBLIC PAGEANT: THE MARCH TO SACRAMENTO.Jan 25, 2010
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CARRYING THE BANNER OF THE VIRGIN OF GUADALUPE TO LEAD THE MARCH TO SACRAMENTO WAS CONSIDERED TO BE A HIGH HONOR AND CARRIED WITH IT MUCH RESPONSIBILITY.Jan 25, 2010
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IN 1966 THERE WERE TWO FARMWORKER UNIONS - AGRICULTURAL WORKERS ORGANIZING COMMITTEE (AWOC) & NATIONAL FARM WORKERS ASSOCIATION (NFWA) - THE MARCH WAS SPONSORED BY NFWA BUT MANY AWOC MEMBERS SIGNED ON AS MARCHERS.Jan 25, 2010
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THE MARCH IS LARGE BUT THE COUNTY ROAD IS TOO NARROW FOR THE MARCHERS TO USE, THEY WALK IN THE LOOSE DIRT BUT IT FEELS LIKE WALKING IN SAND.Jan 25, 2010
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WALKING FOR HOURS AT A STRETCH HOLDING A BANNER HIGH IS VERY DIFFICULT WORK, HERE THE MARCHER HAS RIGGED A TYPE OF HOLSTER TO MAKE IT SOMEWHAT EASIER.Jan 25, 2010
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MARCHING ALONE UP THE CENTRAL VALLEY OF CALIFORNIA HIGHLIGHTS THE NUMBER OF POWER POLES THAT SCAR THE HORIZON.Jan 25, 2010
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SAFETY FOR THE MARCHERS WAS ALWAYS OF GREAT CONCERN. HERE THE BRIDGE ROAD IS NARROW AND THERE IS NO REGULATION SIDEWALK. MARCHERS WALK SINGLE FILE AND USE THE CONCRETE CURB AS A WAY TO STAY OFF THE HIGHWAY.Jan 25, 2010
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A PHOTOGRAPHER'S DREAM FRAME: A CURVE IN THE ROAD, A TREE ON EACH SIDE, WINDS WHIPPING THE FLAGS AND A BLACK AND WHITE HIGHWAY PATROL CARJan 25, 2010
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TO CREATE THIS SHOT, PHOTOGRAPHER JON LEWIS HAD TO BE PERCHED HIGH UP ON A TREE OR PERHAPS A TELEPHONE POLE.Jan 25, 2010
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A LONELEY BAND OF MARCHERS IN THE MIDDLE OF NOWHERE IN THE CENTRAL VALLEY OF CALIFORNIA. TRUDGING IN THE LOOSE DIRT ALONG THE ROADSIDE IS AKIN TO MARCHING IN SAND.Jan 25, 2010
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