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Destitute farm labor families come to FSA distributing depot... Kern County, California, 1938. Creator: Dorothea LangeDestitute farm labor families come to Farm Security Administration (FSA) distributing depot to apply for food grant. Kern County, California
Camp bulletin board in Shafter camp for migratory workers, FSA camp, California, 1938. Creator: Dorothea LangeCamp bulletin board in Shafter camp for migratory workers, Farm Security Administration (FSA) camp, California. This notice is a statement of self-determined policy drawn up by the camp committee of
One of three families camped behind a billboard on U.S. 99, Kern County, California, 1938. Creator: Dorothea LangeOne of three families camped behind a billboard on U.S. 99. Kern County, California
Campers bulletin board, Shafter camp, California, 1938. Creator: Dorothea LangeCampers bulletin board near entrance of Shafter camp for migrant workers. California
Listening to the speaker... Bakersfield, California, 1938. Creator: Dorothea LangeListening to the speaker at the conference to Aid Agricultural Organization during the cotton strike (Steinbeck Committee). Bakersfield, Kern County, California
Warehouse, used as distributing office for FSA relief grants... Bakersfield, California, 1938. Creator: Dorothea LangeWarehouse, used as distributing office for Farm Security Administration (FSA) relief grants of commodities to destitute farm labor families during cotton strike of October 1938
Stock ranch and plowed field, Contra Costa County, California, 1938. Creator: Dorothea LangeContra Costa County, California. Stock ranch and plowed field
Cotton workers, outskirts of Firebaugh, west side of San Joaquin Valley, California, 1939. Creator: Dorothea LangeOutskirts of Firebaugh, west side of San Joaquin Valley, California. Six families with twenty-two children live in this house. Cotton workers
Tenant Purchase applicants, Stockton, California, 1938. Creator: Dorothea LangeTenant Purchase applicants. Stockton, California
Fields and snow-capped mountains in the "home of the pink bean", near King City, California, 1939Near King City, California. Fields and snow-capped mountains in the "home of the pink bean."
Cowboy bringing cattle in from range, Contra Costa County, 1938. Creator: Dorothea LangeCowboy bringing cattle in from range. Common sight on California highways. Contra Costa County
News of the surrender of Canton... San Francisco, California, 1938. Creator: Dorothea LangeNews of the surrender of Canton to the Japanese. San Francisco, California. Chinatown
End of the Halloween party, Shafter migrant camp, California, 1938. Creator: Dorothea LangeEnd of the Halloween party. Shafter migrant camp. California
Home of a migrant worker's family, Kern County, California, 1936. Creator: Dorothea LangeHome of a migrant worker's family. Kern County, California. Lately came from Oklahoma
High school showing part of Federal Art Project mural decoration, Fullerton, California, 1937. Creator: Dorothea LangeHigh school showing part of Federal Art Project mural decoration. Fullerton, California
Men on "Skid Row", Modesto, California, 1937. Creator: Dorothea LangeMen on "Skid Row." Modesto, California
Nebraska farmer come to pick peas, near Calipatria, California, 1939. Creator: Dorothea LangeNebraska farmer come to pick peas. Near Calipatria, California
Hooverville of Bakersfield, California, 1936. Creator: Dorothea LangeHooverville of Bakersfield, California. A rapidly growing community of people living rent-free on the edge of the town dump in whatever kind of shelter available
Freightcar converted into home in "Little Oklahoma", California, 1936. Creator: Dorothea LangeFreightcar converted into home in "Little Oklahoma, " California
FSA migrant labor camp, Calipatria, Imperial Valley, California, 1939. Creator: Dorothea LangeFarm Security Administration (FSA) migrant labor camp. Calipatria, Imperial Valley, California. 155 migrant families in camp
Winter quarters, migratory agricultural workers, beside the highway, Tulare County, 1939. Creator: Dorothea LangeTulare County. Winter quarters, migratory agricultural workers. Beside the highway. Tulare County, California
Bringing cattle in from the range, Contra Costa County, California, 1938. Creator: Dorothea LangeContra Costa County, California. Bringing cattle in from the range. Common sight on California highways
Street meeting at night in Mexican town outside of Shafter, California, 1938. Creator: Dorothea LangeStreet meeting at night in Mexican town outside of Shafter, California. Organizer for United Cannery Agricultural Packing and Allied Workers of America (Congress of Industrial Organizations-CIO)
Oil fields, Kern County, California, 1938. Creator: Dorothea LangeOil fields. Kern County, California
Tubercular migrant in a potato pickers camp, Kern County, California, 1937. Creator: Dorothea LangeTubercular migrant in a potato pickers camp. Kern County, California
Camp of migratory workers, Imperial County, California, 1937. Creator: Dorothea LangeCamp of migratory agricultural workers. Imperial County, California
Billboard sign, Southern California, near Los Angeles, 1936. Creator: Dorothea LangeBillboard sign. Southern California, near Los Angeles. [African American maid answering the telephone: They's mostly out since they got that new Ford V.8 (motor car)]
Rural Rehabilitation Administration client with the Rehabilitation Administration... CA, 1936. Creator: Dorothea LangeRural Rehabilitation Administration client with the Rehabilitation Administration county agent. Outside of Hayward, California
Home in "Little Oklahoma", California, 1936. Creator: Dorothea LangeHome in "Little Oklahoma, " a community that has grown out of migrant potato and cotton workers. California
Japanese agricultural workers packing broccoli near Guadalupe, California, 1937. Creator: Dorothea LangeJapanese agricultural workers packing broccoli near Guadalupe, California
Housing for migratory workers in cotton, five miles north of Corcoran, California, 1936. Creator: Dorothea LangeHousing for migratory workers in cotton, five miles north of Corcoran, California. The famous strikers concentration camp in 1933 was at Corcoran camp
Lunchtime for young migrants at Shafter Camp, California, 1939. Creator: Dorothea LangeLunchtime for young migrants at Shafter Camp, California. The nursery school for migrant children is conducted in camp under nursery school teachers trained by WPA (Work Projects Administration)
Migratory labor housing during carrot harvest, near Holtville, Imperial Valley, California, 1939Near Holtville, Imperial Valley, California. Migratory labor housing during carrot harvest. This field owned by proprietor of adjoining grocery store who allows workers to camp here rent-free
In front of city hall, San Francisco, California, 1939. Creator: Dorothea LangeIn front of city hall, San Francisco, California. The Worker's Alliance, Works Progress Administration (WPA) organize simultaneous demonstrations in the large cities of the nation cut in
Pumpkins in barnyard to feed cows of rehabilitation client, San Joaquin County, California, 1938San Joaquin County, California. Pumpkins in barnyard to feed cows of rehabilitation client
Kaweah Delta Cooperative cotton gin and yard, Tulare County, CA, 1938. Creator: Dorothea LangeKaweah Delta Cooperative cotton gin and yard. Tulare County, California. There are three such cooperatives in the southern cotton industry
Night meeting in the FSA office, Visalia, Tulare County, California, 1938. Creator: Dorothea LangeNight meeting in the Farm Security Administration (FSA) office, Rural Rehabilitation Division, Visalia, Tulare County, California
Destitute farm families, FSA distributing depot, Bakersfield, Kern County, California, 1938. Creator: Dorothea LangeDestitute farm families come to FSA (Farm Security Administration) distributing depot to apply for food grant. Bakersfield, Kern County, California
Drought refugees stopped at inspection station on the California-Arizona state line, 1937. Creator: Dorothea LangeDrought refugees stopped at inspection station on the California-Arizona state line to have their baggage examined for plant pests 4
Drought refugees are stopped at the inspection station in Yuma, Arizona, 1937. Creator: Dorothea LangeDrought refugees are stopped at the inspection station in Yuma, Arizona, to have their baggage inspected for plant pests before they are allowed to enter California
Refugees camped by the roadside beside an irrigated pea field, nine miles from Calipatria, CA, 1937Forty families of drought and depression refugees camped by the roadside beside an irrigated pea field. A freeze which destroyed the pea crop threw practically every family in this camp on emergency
Migrant agricultural worker's family, Nipomo, California, 1936. Creator: Dorothea LangeMigrant agricultural worker's family. Seven hungry children. Mother aged thirty-two. Father is native Californian. Nipomo, California
Mission District firetrap, San Francisco, California, 1936. Creator: Dorothea LangeMission District firetrap. San Francisco, California
Backyard, North Beach District (Italians), San Francisco, California, 1936. Creator: Dorothea LangeBackyard. North Beach District (Italians). San Francisco, California
Street and homes in "Little Oklahoma", California, 1936. Creator: Dorothea LangeStreet and homes in "Little Oklahoma, " California
