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Former tenant farmer from Texas now working in California as a pea picker, Nipomo, California, 1937A former tenant farmer from Texas now working in California as a pea picker. Nipomo, California
Citrus workers in winter quarters, Strathmore, California, 1939. Creator: Dorothea LangeStrathmore, California. Citrus workers in winter quarters
California migratory farm laborers, outskirts of Brawley, Imperial Valley, California, 1937. Creator: Dorothea LangeCalifornia migratory farm laborers, drought refugees from Oklahoma, camped in the brush on the river bottom with no water or sanitation. On the outskirts of Brawley. Imperial Valley, California
On the highway, Riverside County, California, 1937. Creator: Dorothea LangeOn the highway. Riverside County, California. ['The Cowboy's Independent Service Station - Marion Cox mgr.']
One of the Ladies of the Harem (recto); Fragment of a Landscape (verso), 1854/56. Creator: Constantin GuysOne of the Ladies of the Harem (recto); Fragment of a Landscape (verso), 1854/56
Oklahoma drought refugees stalled on highway near Lordsburg, New Mexico, 1937. Creator: Dorothea LangeOklahoma drought refugees stalled on highway near Lordsburg, New Mexico
Looking from the camp to adjoining tract... Shafter migrant camp, California, 1938. Creator: Dorothea LangeLooking from the camp to adjoining tract where the Farm Security Administration (FSA) has just completed forty homes to be occupied by low income workers
Shafter camp for migrant workers (FSA), California, 1938. Creator: Dorothea LangeShafter camp for migrant workers (Farm Security Administration-FSA), California. Tent platforms are supplied. Workers supply their own tents
Billboard along U.S. 99...three destitute families...Kern County, CA, 1938. Creator: Dorothea LangeBillboard along U.S. 99 behind which three destitute families of migrants are camped. Kern County, California
Billboard along U.S. 99...three destitute families...Kern County, CA, 1938. Creator: Dorothea LangeBillboard along U.S. 99 behind which three destitute families of migrants are camped. Kern County, California. [Advertisement: Next Time Try the Train - Travel While You Sleep - Southern Pacific']
Billboard along U.S. 99 behind which three destitute families... Kern County, California, 1938. Creator: Dorothea LangeBillboard along U.S. 99 behind which three destitute families of migrants are camped. Kern County, California. [Advertisement: Next Time Try the Train - Travel While You Sleep - Southern Pacific']
Looking down Lincoln Boulevard toward the state capital, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, 1938. Creator: Dorothea LangeLooking down Lincoln Boulevard toward the state capital. Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. ['British-American Oil Producing Co - Parkway State No1 - Tract 1- - State Capitol Ground']
A note on transportation, Eden, Alabama, 1936. Creator: Dorothea LangeA note on transportation. Eden, Alabama. [Advertisement for Ford V8 car in background]
Along the main travel artery through San Joaquin Valley, California, U.S. 99, 1938. Creator: Dorothea LangeAlong the main travel artery through San Joaquin Valley, California, U.S. 99. [Pacific Tractor & Equipment Corporation - equipment for sale or for rent - used tractor parts]
Arvin camp for migrant workers (FSA), California, 1938. Creator: Dorothea LangeArvin camp for migrant workers (Farm Security Administration-FSA) California. A small library in camp with Works Progress Administration (WPA)
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]
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
Oklahoman from Chickasaw in potato pickers camp, Kern County, California, 1937. Creator: Dorothea LangeTexans and Oklahomans, drought-stricken ex-farmers, are fast supplanting Mexican labor in the California harvests. Oklahoman from Chickasaw in potato pickers camp. Kern County, California
Billboard on U.S. Highway 99 in California, 1937. Creator: Dorothea LangeBillboard on U.S. Highway 99 in California. National advertising campaign sponsored by National Association of Manufacturers
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
Northwestern Arkansas, 1938. Creator: Dorothea LangeNorthwestern Arkansas. [Written on side of car: Horse Traininig & Braking [sic] by Whipple & Son']
Drought refugees waiting for relief checks, Calipatria, California, 1937. Creator: Dorothea LangeDrought refugees waiting for relief checks. Calipatria, California
Cotton hoers from Memphis bound for the Wilson Plantation in Arkansas, forty-three miles away, 1937Cotton hoers from Memphis bound for the Wilson Plantation in Arkansas, forty-three miles away. [Farm workers going to work on large cotton plantations in Mississippi County, Arkansas
One of the evicted sharecroppers from Arkansas now settled at Hill House, Mississippi, 1936. Creator: Dorothea LangeOne of the evicted sharecroppers from Arkansas now settled at Hill House, Mississippi. [J.M. Rees?]
U.S. 99. Near Tulare, California, 1939. Creator: Dorothea LangeU.S. 99. Near Tulare, California. Entered California fall of 1938. En-route to pea harvest in Imperial Valley. Car broke-down. "Want to get back to Missouri if they can ever get the money."
During the cotton strike, a striking picker applies for an emergency food grant, Shafter, CA, 1938During the cotton strike, the father, a striking picker, has left his wife and child in the car while he applies to the Farm Security Administration for an emergency food grant. Shafter, California
Outside the Labor Temple, during the cotton strike, Bakersfield, California, 1938. Creator: Dorothea LangeOutside the Labor Temple where the conference called by the Steinbeck Committee during the cotton strike is being held. Bakersfield, 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
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
Up the main street of a valley town, Gilroy, California, 1938. Creator: Dorothea LangeUp the main street of a valley town. Gilroy, California
Migratory family from Louisiana on Works Progress Administration (WPA), California, 1938. Creator: Dorothea LangeMigratory family from Louisiana, been in California eighteen months now on Works Progress Administration (WPA), receives fifty-five dollars a month
Type house at "Garden Homes", Kern County, California, 1938. Creator: Dorothea LangeType house at "Garden Homes", Kern County, California. Twenty such homes have been completed and are occupied on a tract adjoining the Arvin Migratory Labor Camp
Violent Display of Popular Indignation against the Austrian Marshal Haynau, at Bankside, 1850. Creator: UnknownViolent Display of Popular Indignation against the Austrian Marshal Haynau, at Bankside, 1850. The Marshal seems to have had little idea of the loathing
Launch of the "Dragon-Fly" Steamer on Lake Windermere, 1850. Creator: SmythLaunch of the "Dragon-Fly" Steamer on Lake Windermere, 1850....another vessel, built for the Windermere Iron Steamer Company, was launched at Low Wood, Windermere
Idle pea pickers discuss prospects for work, Calipatria, Imperial Valley, CA, 1939. Creator: Dorothea LangeCalipatria, Imperial Valley. Idle pea pickers discuss prospects for work. California
Idle pea pickers discuss prospects for work, Calipatria, Imperial Valley, California, 1939. Creator: Dorothea LangeCalipatria, Imperial Valley. Idle pea pickers discuss prospects for work. California
Newly-built cabins, rent five dollars per month, near Bakersfield, California, 1939. Creator: Dorothea LangeNewly-built cabins. Rent five dollars per month. California. Near Bakersfield. [Sign: For Rent']
The "Royal Adelaide", Steam-Ship, on her Passage from Cork to London, 1850. Creator: UnknownThe "Royal Adelaide", Steam-Ship, on her Passage from Cork to London, 1850. The Royal Adelaide was between 400 and 500 tons burthen, and had two engines of 140-horse power each
Cairo, Egypt, 2007. Creator: Ethel DaviesCairo, Egypt, 2007. Busy street scene with a green mosque and minaret in the centre of the city, Cairo, Egypt
Robert Rettig, (c1870s). Creator: Carl Frederick von SaltzaRobert Rettig, (c1870s)