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Last additions - > JON LEWIS PHOTOS 1966-1968
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DELANO CA DID NOT RECEIVE MUCH RAIN AND NEVER ANY SNOW BUT DURING THE WINTER WAS PLAGUED BY TULE FOG SO THICK IT WAS NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE TO DRIVE SAFELY. TULE FOG COULD LAST FOR WEEKS AT A TIME AND OOZED A DAMP COLDNESS.Aug 04, 2008
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DELANO STRIKER, MIKE VASQUEZ, DOES THE SPOTTING WHILE STRIKER MRS. ZAPATA DOES THE TALKING.Aug 04, 2008
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YOU HAVE TO STRAIN YOUR EYES, BUT SURE ENOUGH, THE DELANO STRIKER HAS SPOTTED A STRIKEBREAKER DEEP IN THE ROW.Aug 04, 2008
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NOT ONE, BUT TWO POLICE CARS TO MONITOR THE PICKET LINE. THE POLICE ARE PRESENT TO PROTECT THE GROWER, NOT THE STRIKING FARMWORKERS.Aug 04, 2008
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IF IT IS A CADILLAC, IT MEANS THE GROWER IS PRESENT AND WANTS TO THROW GASOLINE ON THE PICKET LINE FIRE. Aug 04, 2008
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THE PRESSURE OF THE PICKET LINE IS INTENSE. THESE TWO STRIKEBREAKERS ARE UNCOMFORTABLE WITH THEIR ROLE AND LOOK READY TO GIVE IT UP.Aug 04, 2008
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ONE DELANO STRIKER HOLDS THE MEGAPHONE, THE OTHER DELIVERS THE MESSAGE. NOTICE THE BINOCULARS HANGING FROM HIS NECK, ALL THE BETTER TO SPOT WHERE THE STRIKEBREAKERS ARE WORKING.Aug 04, 2008
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NOW WE'RE TALKING! FROM THE PICKET LINE, THE DELANO STRIKER CAN ALMOST REACH OUT AND TOUCH THE STRIKEBREAKER PRUNING THE VINES ALONG THE ROADSIDE. BELIEVE ME, THE HUELGA MESSAGE IS BEING DELIVERED UP CLOSE AND PERSONAL.Aug 04, 2008
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HERE THE GROWER USES HIS CATERPILLAR TRACTOR AS A SHOW OF FORCE AGAINST THE PICKET LINE. GOOD LUCK WITH THAT.Aug 04, 2008
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