Dwellings

Photo showing President Harry S. Truman as he stands and plays the grand piano in the East Room while Frank Bourgholtzer, NBC announcer, watches. The President acted as host and narrator on a nationally televised tour of the newly renovated executive mansion.

General view of a Mathis, Texas labor camp. Pictured is the corrugated iron structure of the camp shack housing. Garbage is scattered over the grounds, and there are no sanitary facilities or playgrounds. All people in photo are unidentified. This photo was sent to President Harry S. Truman by Hector Garcia of the League of United Latin American Citizens.

Interior view of a one-room shack dwelling in a Mathis, Texas labor camp. This shack had the unusual advantage of an old kerosene burner for a stove. This photo was sent to President Harry S. Truman by Hector Garcia of the League of United Latin American Citizens.

Interior view of a one-room shack dwelling in a Mathis, Texas labor camp. This shack had the unusual advantage of an old kerosene burner for a stove. This photo was sent to President Harry S. Truman by Hector Garcia of the League of United Latin American Citizens.

An unidentified man stands inside one of the one-room shack dwellings at a labor camp in Mathis, Texas. The shack has a dirt floor, no washing facilities, and no cooking facilities. This photo was sent to President Harry S. Truman by Hector Garcia of the League of United Latin American Citizens.

General view of the labor camp in Mathis, Texas. Garbage is scattered all over the grounds. There are no playgrounds for the children, as well as no ventilation, lighting, floors, or sanitary facilities in the buildings. All people in this photo are unidentified. This photo was sent to President Harry S. Truman by Hector Garcia of the League of United Latin American Citizens.

Shacks built next to the ground for the overflow workers at the height of the season. The huts are the approximate size of a doghouse. Also pictures is the only water hydrant available for this labor camp. This photo was sent to President Harry S. Truman by Hector Garcia of the League of United Latin American Citizens.

A general view of a labor camp located in Mathis, Texas. The shacks are in somewhat better condition than the other shacks in the camp, but still lack floors, ventilation, and lighting. This photo was sent to President Harry S. Truman by Hector Garcia of the League of United Latin American Citizens.

A woman stands outside of the one-room shacks located at a labor camp in Mathis, Texas. The shacks lack ventilation, floors, and indoor plumbing. This photo was sent to President Harry S. Truman by Hector Garcia of the League of United Latin American Citizens.

The interior of one of the shack houses at a labor camp in Mathis, Texas. The dwelling has no floor or windows. The man is unidentified. This photo was sent to President Harry S. Truman by Hector Garcia of the League of United Latin American Citizens.