Two Years of Heat and COVID in the San Joaquin Valley Photographs by David Bacon, 2020-2023
Collection context
Summary
- Extent:
- 2 Boxes
- Language:
- English .
- Preferred citation:
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Two Years of Heat and COVID in the San Joaquin Valley photographs by David Bacon. RA-0008. Archives & Special Collections, UC Merced Library.
Background
- Scope and content:
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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.
- Rules or conventions:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Indexed terms
Access and use
- Restrictions:
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The collection is open for research use
- Terms of access:
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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.
- Preferred citation:
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Two Years of Heat and COVID in the San Joaquin Valley photographs by David Bacon. RA-0008. Archives & Special Collections, UC Merced Library.
- Location of this collection:
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5200 North Lake RoadMerced, CA 95343, US
- Contact:
- (209) 228-4444