Sanitation

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.

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.