Farm Labor in Pleasant Valley, 1940s-1960s Online
Join Special Collections Librarian Katie Reinhardt in conversation with Leonard Lopez and Joe "Ralph" Ramos as they recall their experiences harvesting onions and other produce on farms in Pleasant Valley, Iowa, 1940s-1960s. The presentation will include Lopez's personal photographs as well as those taken by farmer and Pleasant Valley chronicler Russell Rice (from the collections of the Family Museum in Bettendorf, available on the Upper Mississippi Valley Digital Image Archive).
This program is suitable for adults and teens.
This program is scheduled to be held in person and virtually. Please follow this link to attend the program virtually: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88080449851
The event will be recorded and available on the Davenport Public Library's YouTube.
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- Date:
- Monday, September 18, 2023
- Time:
- 6:00pm - 7:30pm
- Location:
- Meeting Room B (Large)
- Branch:
- Main
- Online:
- This is an online event.
- Event URL:
- https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88080449851
- Audience:
- Adults Teens
- Categories:
- Local History