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MARCHERS BUNCH UP TO CROSS BRIDGE FACING ONCOMING TRAFFIC.
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MARCH CAPTAIN ROBERTO BUSTOS WAS ALWAYS PRESENT NEAR THE HEAD OF THE MARCH TO PROVIDE DIRECTION.
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MARCHERS CROSS RURAL RAILROAD CROSSING EN ROUTE TO SACRAMENTO
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FREEWAY OVERPASS PROVIDES A FRAME FOR THIS SHOT.
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THE MARCH TO SACRAMENTO BECOMES LONGER AND LONGER AS ITS COMES EVER CLOSER TO SACRAMENTO.
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A SHOT OF ONE THE FIRST DAYS OF THE MARCH TO SACRAMENTO.
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PHOTOGRAPHER JON LEWIS WOULD RACE AHEAD OF THE MARCH TO SCOUT FOR SUITABLE SHOTS. ONE OF HIS FAVORITE FRAMES WAS SHOOTING FROM A DEEP RAVINE LOOKING UP THROUGH THE REEDS AND GRASSES. THIS IS A TYPICAL JON LEWIS SHOT OF THE MARCH TO SACRAMENTO.
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THE MARCH TO SACRAMENTO HAS GROWN LARGER, MANY HEADS ARE BOWED, STILL MANY MILES TO WALK BEFORE THE DAY'S DESTINATION IS REACHED.
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GUSTING WINDS WHIP THE FLAGS OF THE DELANO STRIKERS EN ROUTE TO SACRAMENTO
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THIS IS HOLY WEEK 1966, AND THE CROSS HAS TAKEN CENTER STAGE IN THE MARCH TO SACRAMENTO. THE BLESSED PALMS OF PALM SUNDAY ARE TACKED ONTO THE CENTER OF THE CROSS AND THE ARMS ARE ADORNED WITH HUELGA BUTTONS.
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HOMEMADE HULEGA JACKETS, FLAGS AND ARM BANDS BECOME A PART OF THE MARCH TO SACRAMENTO.
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MARCH CAPTAIN ROBERTO BUSTOS STRIDES ERECT AT THE FRONT OF THE MARCH. THE COLUMN BEHIND HIM NOW STRETCHES A HALF-MILE OR MORE. THE END OF THE MARCH IS NEAR.
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