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Housing For The Young And Strong: Virginia Apple Growers Call Their Camp A Model

Author: Stern, Laurence
Date Published: 1959


This article describes the efficiency and success of the Winchester Labor Camp in Winchester, VA in its capacity as a labor camp for 1100 migrant laborers who work at VA apple orchards harvesting fruit. Also briefly discusses the preference for Bahamian laborers over American laborers.

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Number of Pages: 1