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Cotton hoers leaving the fields for lunch, Georgia, 1937. Creator: Dorothea LangeCotton hoers leaving the fields for lunch. Farmer's daughter and laborers, whites and blacks. Georgia
Cotton hoers are transported to the fields daily during the season, Memphis, Tennessee, 1937. Creator: Dorothea LangeMemphis, Tennessee. Cotton hoers are transported to the fields daily during the season. Truck drivers are paid by the planters and serve as "runners" to recruit the men
Women being transported from Memphis, Tennessee to an Arkansas plantation, 1937. Creator: Dorothea LangeWomen being transported from Memphis, Tennessee to an Arkansas plantation
Berry pickers at 5 am, waiting for the truck to haul them to work, Memphis, Tennessee, 1938. Creator: Dorothea LangeBerry pickers at 5 a.m. Waiting for the truck to haul them to work. Earn about sixty cents per day. Memphis, Tennessee
Migrant cotton pickers at lunchtime, near Radstown, Texas, 1936. Creator: Dorothea LangeMigrant cotton pickers at lunchtime. Near Radstown, Texas
Peach pickers, Muscella, Georgia, 1936. Creator: Dorothea LangeMuscella, Georgia. Peach pickers
Family of one of the evicted sharecroppers...Mississippi, 1936. Creator: Dorothea LangeFamily of one of the evicted sharecroppers from Arkansas who has been resettled at Hill House, Mississippi
Turpentine worker's family near Cordele, Alabama, 1936. Creator: Dorothea LangeTurpentine worker's family near Cordele, Alabama. Father's wages one dollar a day. This is the standard of living the turpentine trees support
Truck loads of cotton hoers going from Memphis, Tennessee into Arkansas, 1937. Creator: Dorothea LangeTruck loads of cotton hoers going from Memphis, Tennessee into Arkansas
These cotton hoers work from 6 am to 7 pm for one dollar near Clarksdale, Mississippi, 1937. Creator: Dorothea LangeThese cotton hoers work from 6 a.m. to 7 p.m. for one dollar near Clarksdale, Mississippi
Lunchtime for cotton hoers, Mississippi Delta, 1937. Creator: Dorothea LangeLunchtime for cotton hoers. Mississippi Delta
Cotton hoers on the Mississippi Delta, 1937. Creator: Dorothea LangeCotton hoers on the Mississippi Delta. They worked from 6 a.m. to 7 p.m. for one dollar
Water barrels on plantation cabin in Brazos riverbottoms, near Bryan, Texas, 1938. Creator: Dorothea LangeWater barrels on plantation cabin in Brazos riverbottoms, near Bryan, Texas
Plantation overseer, Mississippi Delta, near Clarksdale, Mississippi, 1936. Creator: Dorothea LangePlantation overseer. Mississippi Delta, near Clarksdale, Mississippi
A plantation store near Clarksville, Mississippi, 1936. Creator: Dorothea LangeA plantation store near Clarksville, Mississippi. [Shop selling US government motor gasoline: Sterlingwell Plantations - Volunteer Food Stores']
White and blacks solve problems together, Sherwood Eddy cotton cooperative...Mississippi, 1936. Creator: Dorothea LangeWhite and blacks solve problems together on the Sherwood Eddy cotton cooperative of Hill House, Mississippi
Street scene, Macon, Georgia, 1936. Creator: Dorothea LangeStreet scene. Macon, Georgia. [Woman wearing broken shoes]
Peach pickers, Muscella, Georgia, 1936. Creator: Dorothea LangePeach pickers. They earn seventy-five cents a day in the orchards. Muscella, Georgia
Peach pickers being driven to the orchards, Muscella, Georgia, 1936. Creator: Dorothea LangePeach pickers being driven to the orchards. They earn seventy-five cents a day. Muscella, Georgia
Family of one of the evicted sharecroppers from Arkansas who has been resettled at Hill House, Mississippi
Typical cotton picker's shack of the South, Mississippi, 1936. Creator: Dorothea LangeTypical cotton picker's shack of the South. Mississippi
Children of turpentine worker near Cordele, Alabama, 1936. Creator: Dorothea LangeChildren of turpentine worker near Cordele, Alabama. The father earns one dollar a day
Home of turpentine worker near Cordele, Alabama, 1936. Creator: Dorothea LangeHome of turpentine worker near Cordele, Alabama. Father's wage is one dollar a day. This is the standard of living the turpentine trees support
Peach picker's home near Muscella, Georgia, 1936. Creator: Dorothea LangePeach picker's home near Muscella, Georgia "They don't lay nothing by for food. The biggest what they do when they git a little money is chung it over to automobiles"
Lunchtime for the peach pickers, Muscella, Georgia, 1936. Creator: Dorothea LangeLunchtime for the peach pickers. Muscella, Georgia
Georgia peach pickers eating, Muscella, Georgia, 1936. Creator: Dorothea LangeGeorgia peach pickers eating. Muscella, Georgia
Stranded residents of Careyville, Florida, , 1937. Creator: Dorothea LangeStranded residents of Careyville, Florida, who formerly obtained a livelihood from the lumber industry
Rural mailbox, thirty-nine miles from Valdosta, Georgia, 1937. Creator: Dorothea LangeRural mailbox, thirty-nine miles from Valdosta, Georgia
Concrete mixing plant, Birmingham, Alabama, 1936. Creator: Dorothea LangeConcrete mixing plant. Birmingham, Alabama
Turpentine worker's camp, Georgia, 1937. Creator: Dorothea LangeTurpentine worker's camp. Georgia
Transportation in the South, Mississippi, 1936. Creator: Dorothea LangeTransportation in the South. Mississippi
Lunchtime for these Georgia peach pickers, Muscella, Georgia, 1936. Creator: Dorothea LangeLunchtime for these Georgia peach pickers. They earn seventy-five cents a day in the orchards. Muscella, Georgia
Turpentine still, Georgia, 1937. Creator: Dorothea LangeTurpentine still. Georgia
Flood refugees near Memphis, Texas, 1937. Creator: Dorothea LangeFlood refugees near Memphis, Texas. These people, with all their belongings, are bound for the lower Rio Grande Valley, where they hope to pick cotton. They come from Arkansas
The sharecropper harvest is over in tobacco, near Tifton, Georgia, 1938. Creator: Dorothea LangeNear Tifton, Georgia. The sharecropper harvest is over in tobacco
As the auctioneer knocks down the last bid on each basket of tobacco... Douglas, Georgia, 1938. Creator: Dorothea LangeAs the auctioneer knocks down the last bid on each basket of tobacco in the warehouse, the price is immediately recorded, and the farmers go to the "money box" to get their money
Cotton hoers from Memphis, Tennessee are carried by trucks to the Arkansas plantations, 1937. Creator: Dorothea LangeCotton hoers from Memphis, Tennessee are carried by trucks to the Arkansas plantations
Peach picker, Muscella, Georgia, 1936. Creator: Dorothea LangePeach picker. Muscella, Georgia
Cotton hoers (day laborers) move from one field across... Mississippi Delta, 1937. Creator: Dorothea LangeCotton hoers (day laborers) move from one field across the highway to another. Mississippi Delta
Ex-slave and wife who live in a decaying plantation house, Greene County, Georgia, 1937. Creator: Dorothea LangeEx-slave and wife who live in a decaying plantation house. Greene County, Georgia
Ex-slave and wife on steps of plantation house now in decay, Greene County, Georgia, 1937. Creator: Dorothea LangeEx-slave and wife on steps of plantation house now in decay. Greene County, Georgia
