Labor camps

Privy in the Mexican Ward School in a labor camp in Mathis, Texas. The playground is adjacent to the privy and is covered in white rocks. This photo was sent to President Harry S. Truman by Hector Garcia of the League of United Latin American Citizens.

Unsanitary conditions of an outdoor privy at a school in the labor camp in Mathis, Texas. The inside open privy is clogged up so students have started defecating outside. This photo was sent to President Harry S. Truman by Hector Garcia of the League of United Latin American Citizens.

Boys' privy conditions in the Mexican Ward School in a labor camp in Mathis, Texas. Feces and soiled paper line the doorway. This photo was sent to President Harry S. Truman by Hector Garcia of the League of United Latin American Citizens.

Close up of an open privy in the Mexican Ward School in a labor camp in Mathis, Texas. The privy is full and overflowing. This photo was sent to President Harry S. Truman by Hector Garcia of the League of United Latin American Citizens.

The newest addition to the Mexican Ward School in a labor camp in Mathis Texas. The building is an old war surplus building, which has no indoor sanitation facilities and poor ventilation. This photo was sent to President Harry S. Truman by Hector Garcia of the League of United Latin American Citizens.

Inside the boys' outhouse in the Mexican Ward School in a labor camp in Mathis, Texas. The toilet is an open privy and is surrounded by soiled paper and feces. The pit is full and overflowing. This photo was sent to President Harry S. Truman by Hector Garcia of the League of United Latin American Citizens.

One League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC) member points to a sewage line within 20 or 30 feet of boy's open privy. Even though there is a sewage line boys have no other option but the open privy. This photo was sent to President Harry S. Truman by Hector Garcia of the League of United Latin American Citizens.

Typical open privy with an improper cover, no washing facility, and dirty conditions in a labor camp in Mathis, Texas. This photo was sent to President Harry S. Truman by Hector Garcia of the League of United Latin American Citizens.

Classroom in the newest building, a war surplus building, in a labor camp in Mathis, Texas. The walls are bare, the classroom is overcrowded, and there is improper lighting. This photo was sent to President Harry S. Truman by Hector Garcia of the League of United Latin American Citizens.

View of porch with sinking columns and rotting planks in the labor camp in Mathis, Texas. This photo was sent to President Harry S. Truman by Hector Garcia of the League of United Latin American Citizens.