Mexicans planting onions on the Petit Ranch, in the San Fernando Valley near Van Nuys, February 3, 1930

Photograph of Mexicans planting onions on the Petit Ranch, in the San Fernando Valley near Van Nuys, February 3, 1930. Workers scattered across a field of onion beds can be see bent over engaging in a variety of planting-oriented activities. In the foreground, a line of sticks mark off each bed, and a straw hat and wooden box stand in front of these at left. In the background, a row of houses stand before a tree-filled area, and mountains are visible in the distance. Two hundred acres were planted in onions, and about 150 Mexicans did the planting.