Two Years of Heat and COVID in the San Joaquin Valley Photographs by David Bacon
Collection Description
The sixty-seven digital photographic prints in this collection by David Bacon document the daily lives of farmworkers and their families during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, 2020-2022. The photographs were produced as an exhibition highlighting the conditions of farmworkers in the San Joaquin Valley during the heat domes of the period, the conditions of rural housing, and campaigns for immigrant and labor rights. Five text panels created by the photographer include excerpts from oral interviews he conducted. Arranged as given.
Dates
- Creation: 2020 - 2023
Access:
The collection is open for research use
Conditions Governing Use
Copyright for the items in this collection is owned by the creators and their heirs. Transmission or reproduction of any materials protected by copyright beyond that allowed by fair use requires the written permission of the copyright owners. Responsibility for obtaining permissions and for any use rests exclusively with the user.
Extent
2 Boxes
Language of Materials
English
- Title
- Two Years of Heat and COVID in the San Joaquin Valley Photographs by David Bacon
- Status
- Completed
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Phoenician
- Sponsor
- UC Merced’s Archives and Special Collections 5200 N. Lake Road Merced, CA 95343
Repository Details
Part of the University of California, Merced Library Repository
5200 North Lake Road
Merced 95343 U.S.A. US
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