Weslaco Collection

Wagon wheels at antiques store

MIGRANT MOTHER, 1939. A migrant mother and her children photographed at Weslaco, Texas, by Russell Lee, 1939

Label design, Safe Hit Texas Vegetables. early 20th century

MUSICIANS, 1942. The Drake family playing at a Saturday night dance in Weslaco, Texas. Photograph, by Arthur Rothstein, 1942

TEXAS: DOCTOR, 1942. A doctor examining a fractured arm at a Farm Security Administration camp clinic in Weslaco, Texas

TEXAS: DENTIST, 1942. A dental clinic at a Farm Security Administration camp in Weslaco, Texas. Photograph by Arthur Rothstein, 1942

Son of white migrant sitting on bumper of their truck, Weslaco, Texas. Notice New Mexico license. Date 1939 Jan

White migrant mother with children. Weslaco, Texas. See general caption 32108-D. Date 1939 Feb

White migrant mother with son, Weslaco, Texas. Date 1939 Jan

White migrant mother with children in front of trailer home, Weslaco, Texas. Date 1939 Jan

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Weslaco, Texas: A Tale of Resilience and Hope - Wagon wheels turn back the hands of time at an antique store, while the iconic image of the Migrant Mother and her children, captured in 1939, tells a poignant story of hardship and determination. Labels bearing the "Safe Hit Texas Vegetables" logo attest to the region's rich agricultural heritage. Music fills the air as the Drake family plays lively tunes at a Saturday night dance, while doctors and dentists provide essential care at Farm Security Administration camps. A son sits proudly on the bumper of his family's truck, and a mother cradles her children in front of their trailer home. Through the decades, Weslaco's spirit remains unbroken, its people enduring and thriving amidst the challenges of life in the Lone Star State.