Sanitation

An unsanitary women's outhouse and open hole at a labor camp in Mathis, Texas. The conditions are typical for all privies in the labor camp. There are also piles of garbage near the outhouse, a possible haven for rodents. This photo was sent to President Harry S. Truman by Hector Garcia of the League of United Latin American Citizens.

A view of an outhouse used exclusively by women at a labor camp in Mathis, Texas. This is the most sanitary and structurally sound outhouse in the camp. This photo was sent to President Harry S. Truman by Hector Garcia of the League of United Latin American Citizens.

The interior of an unsanitary outhouse used by children at a labor camp in Mathis, Texas. There is a dead armadillo on the right next to the toilet. This photo was sent to President Harry S. Truman by Hector Garcia of the League of United Latin American Citizens.

An unsanitary outhouse used primarily by children living at 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.

An unsanitary outhouse at a labor camp located in Mathis, Texas. This photo was sent to President Harry S. Truman by Hector Garcia of the League of United Latin American Citizens.

An unsanitary outhouse at a labor camp located in Mathis, Texas. This photo was sent to President Harry S. Truman by Hector Garcia of the League of United Latin American Citizens.

In a labor camp in Mathis Texas, open pit privies lie 10-20 ft from sleeping quarters. One privy has no door, another is falling down, and yet another is running over with human feces. This photo was sent to President Harry S. Truman by Hector Garcia of the League of United Latin American Citizens.

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.