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Camper receives help in fitting a coat from WPA sewing instructor, FSA, California, 1938. Creator: Dorothea LangeCamper receives help in fitting a coat from Works Progress Administration (WPA) sewing instructor. Shafter camp for migratory agricultural workers (Farm Security Administration-FSA), California
In the sewing room, Shafter camp for migrants (FSA), California, 1938. Creator: Dorothea LangeIn the sewing room, migrant women are instructed in rug-making. Shafter camp for migrants (Farm Security Administration-FSA), California
Hymn singing at meeting of Mothers Club in Arvin migrant camp, California, 1938. Creator: Dorothea LangeHymn singing at meeting of Mothers Club in Arvin migrant camp. California. [Hymn book: Vocal Gems edited by R. E. Winsett]
Meeting of the Mothers Club in Arvin camp for migrant workers, FSA camp, California, 1938. Creator: Dorothea LangeMeeting of the Mothers Club in Arvin camp for migrant workers, Farm Security Administration (FSA) camp in California, opens with prayer. [Note Singer treadle sewing machine]
In the sewing room, Shafter camp for migrants (FSA) California, 1938. Creator: Dorothea LangeIn the sewing room, migrant women are instructed in rug-making. Shafter camp for migrants (Farm Security Administration-FSA), California
Campers bulletin board near entrance of Shafter camp for migrant workers, California, 1938. Creator: Dorothea LangeCampers bulletin board near entrance of Shafter camp for migrant workers. California.['Rummage Sale - Friday Nov 4 afternoon - Saturday Nov 5 all day - Congregational Church near Post Office']
The last frontier, Kern County, California, 1938. Creator: Dorothea LangeThe last frontier. Kern County, California. No water, no shade, no sanitation for the families who camp here during the potato harvesting season. When the season is over they move
Halloween party at Shafter migrant camp, California, 1938. Creator: Dorothea LangeHalloween party at Shafter migrant camp, California. [Sign: Bean Guessing']
Halloween party at Shafter migrant camp, California, 1938. Creator: Dorothea LangeHalloween party at Shafter migrant camp, California
At the end of the Halloween party at Shafter migrant camp, California, 1938. Creator: Dorothea LangeTired mothers and tired children at the end of the Halloween party at Shafter migrant camp, California
During the cotton strike, Kern County, California, 1938. Creator: Dorothea LangeDuring the cotton strike, the International Labor Defense distributes clothing and shoes to destitute families of striking cotton pickers. Kern County, California
Mothers on the sidelines watch the Halloween party at Shafter migrant camp, California, 1938. Creator: Dorothea LangeMothers on the sidelines watch the Halloween party at Shafter migrant camp, California
Halloween party at Shafter camp for migrants, California, 1938. Creator: Dorothea LangeYoung migrants waiting for signal to come for refreshments. Halloween party at Shafter camp for migrants, California
Building an auto trailer in a squatter camp, Outskirts of Bakersfield, California, 1936. Creator: Dorothea LangeBuilding an auto trailer in a squatter camp. Outskirts of Bakersfield, California
Home of Tennessee family of seven, now migratory workers... outside of Sacramento, CaliforniaHome of Tennessee family of seven, now migratory workers living in camp outside of Sacramento, California. Father was coal miner in Tennessee but when the mines were not working received two days a
Roadside ranch camp owned by opposer to Resettlement Administration's Kern County migrant... 1936Roadside ranch camp owned by large grower who is opposed to Resettlement Administration's Kern County migrant camp. California
Debris left out on the flats where squatters camp stood, Kern County, 1939. Creator: Dorothea LangeKern County. Debris left out on the flats where squatters camp stood during work season. These are common sights after the migrants have left
From Wyoming and Missouri eight years...working in lemons... near Strathmore, CA, 1939. Creator: Dorothea LangeNear Strathmore, California. From Wyoming and Missouri. Eight years in California. Working in lemons. "It's easy for us because we haven't got a bunch of kids to get drug around."
The Great Reaping Day - Oklahoma potato pickers, Kern County, California, 1937. Creator: Dorothea LangeThe Great Reaping Day. Hymn singing, Sunday afternoon. The woman had been "saved" the week before. Oklahoma potato pickers. Kern County, California
Sewage disposal plant at the Aqua Fria Farm security administration camp, Maricopa County, AZMaricopa County, AZ. Sewage disposal plant at the Aqua Fria Farm security administration camp for migrant workers
Daughter of migrant Tennessee coal miner, living in American River camp... CA, 1936. Creator: Dorothea LangeDaughter of migrant Tennessee coal miner. Living in American River camp near Sacramento, California
Housing for migratory cotton field laborers near Casa Grande, Arizona, 1937. Creator: Dorothea LangeHousing for migratory cotton field laborers near Casa Grande, Arizona
Housing for migratory cotton laborers near Casa Grande, Arizona, 1937. Creator: Dorothea LangeHousing for migratory cotton laborers near Casa Grande, Arizona
Dispossessed Arkansas farmers, Bakersfield, California, 1935. Creator: Dorothea LangeDispossessed Arkansas farmers. These people are resettling themselves on the dump outside of Bakersfield, California
Meeting of the Mothers Club in Arvin camp for migrant workers, Kern County, 1938. Creator: Dorothea LangeMeeting of the Mothers Club in Arvin camp for migrant workers, a Farm Security Administration (FSA) camp. The discussion this evening centers on the possibility of buying kerosene oil in large
Kern County migrant camp, California, 1936. Creator: Dorothea LangeKern County migrant camp. California
Street and homes in "Little Oklahoma", California, 1936. Creator: Dorothea LangeStreet and homes in "Little Oklahoma." Forty families in this group. Tents, tent houses, shacks, freight cars converted into homes
Scene in Shafter, richest potato-producing area in California, 1938. Creator: Dorothea LangeScene in Shafter, richest potato-producing area in California. [Sign: S.E.R.A. - Surplus Commodity Division - Kern County Distributing Depot - District - C-2']
Three families camped on the plains along US99 in California, 1938. Creator: Dorothea LangeThree families camped on the plains along U.S. 99 in California
Three families camped on the plains along US99 in California, 1938. Creator: Dorothea LangeThree families camped on the plains along U.S. 99 in California. They are camped behind a billboard which serves as a partial windbreak. All are in need of work
Three families camped on the plains along US 99 in California, 1938. Creator: Dorothea LangeThree families camped on the plains along U.S. 99 in California. They are camped behind a billboard which serves as a partial windbreak. All are in need of work
Laundry facilities in migratory labor camp, Imperial Valley, California, near Calipatria, 1937. Creator: Dorothea LangeLaundry facilities in migratory labor camp. Imperial Valley, California, near Calipatria
Auto camp north of Calipatria, California, 1937. Creator: Dorothea LangeAuto camp north of Calipatria, California. Approximately eighty families from the Dust Bowl are camped here. They pay fifty cents a week. The only available work now is agricultural labor
Housing of families living on (WPA) jobs, Kern County, California, 1938. Creator: Dorothea LangeHousing of families living on Works Progress Administration (WPA) jobs on the plains, in the brush, and in many cheap auto trailer camps of Kern County, California
An International Rover Camp in Sweden, 1935, 1944. Creator: UnknownAn International Rover Camp in Sweden, 1935, 1944. From "Boy Scouts, by E. E. Reynolds. [Collins, London, 1944]
Scouts Making a Shelter, 1944. Creator: UnknownScouts Making a Shelter, 1944. From "Boy Scouts, by E. E. Reynolds. [Collins, London, 1944]
The children at Halloween party in Shafter migrant camp, California, 1938. Creator: Dorothea LangeThe children crowd and push to reach the refreshments at Halloween party in Shafter migrant camp. California
