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Displaced People Collection (page 3)

Background imageDisplaced People Collection: Young family, penniless, hitchhiking on U.S. Highway 99, California, 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange

Young family, penniless, hitchhiking on U.S. Highway 99, California, 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Young family, penniless, hitchhiking on U.S. Highway 99, California. The father, twenty-four, and the mother, seventeen, came from Winston-Salem, North Carolina, early in 1935

Background imageDisplaced People Collection: Young family, penniless, hitchhiking on U.S. Highway 99 in California, 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange

Young family, penniless, hitchhiking on U.S. Highway 99 in California, 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Young family, penniless, hitchhiking on U.S. Highway 99 in California. The father, twenty-four, and the mother, seventeen, came from Winston-Salem, North Carolina

Background imageDisplaced People Collection: Grandmother of twenty-two children living in Kern County migrant camp, California, 1936

Grandmother of twenty-two children living in Kern County migrant camp, California, 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Grandmother of twenty-two children living in Kern County migrant camp. California

Background imageDisplaced People Collection: Migrant worker from Oklahoma repairing tire on California highway, 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange

Migrant worker from Oklahoma repairing tire on California highway, 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Migrant worker from Oklahoma repairing tire on California highway

Background imageDisplaced People Collection: Aged woman with three of her twenty-two grandchildren, Kern county migrant camp, California, 1936

Aged woman with three of her twenty-two grandchildren, Kern county migrant camp, California, 1936
Aged woman with three of her twenty-two grandchildren, Kern county migrant camp, California. [Sign: Warning! No Visitors. By Order of Health Officer']

Background imageDisplaced People Collection: Aged woman from Oklahoma, Kern County migrant camp, California, 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange

Aged woman from Oklahoma, Kern County migrant camp, California, 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Aged woman from Oklahoma. Kern County migrant camp, California

Background imageDisplaced People Collection: Arkansas family washing dishes, seven months in California, 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange

Arkansas family washing dishes, seven months in California, 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Arkansas family. Seven months in California. Washing dishes

Background imageDisplaced People Collection: Part of migrant family of five encamped near Porterville, CA, 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange

Part of migrant family of five encamped near Porterville, CA, 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Part of migrant family of five encamped near Porterville, California, while waiting for work in the orange groves

Background imageDisplaced People Collection: Migrant pea pickers camp in the rain, California, 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange

Migrant pea pickers camp in the rain, California, 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Migrant pea pickers camp in the rain. California

Background imageDisplaced People Collection: Family between Dallas and Austin, Texas, 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange

Family between Dallas and Austin, Texas, 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Family between Dallas and Austin, Texas. The people have left their home and connections in South Texas, and hope to reach the Arkansas Delta for work in the cotton fields. Penniless people

Background imageDisplaced People Collection: In one of the largest pea camps in California, 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange

In one of the largest pea camps in California, 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange
In one of the largest pea camps in California

Background imageDisplaced People Collection: Family between Dallas and Austin, Texas, 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange

Family between Dallas and Austin, Texas, 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Family between Dallas and Austin, Texas. The people have left their home and connections in South Texas, and hope to reach the Arkansas Delta for work in the cotton fields. Penniless people

Background imageDisplaced People Collection: Migrant family from Oklahoma in Texas, alongside the road, 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange

Migrant family from Oklahoma in Texas, alongside the road, 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Migrant family from Oklahoma in Texas. A family of six alongside the road. An example of how they fall between the relief agencies

Background imageDisplaced People Collection: Migrant family from Oklahoma in Texas, alongside the road, 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange

Migrant family from Oklahoma in Texas, alongside the road, 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Migrant family from Oklahoma in Texas. A family of six alongside the road. An example of how they fall between the relief agencies

Background imageDisplaced People Collection: Migrant family from Oklahoma in Texas, alongside the road, 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange

Migrant family from Oklahoma in Texas, alongside the road, 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Migrant family from Oklahoma in Texas. A family of six alongside the road. An example of how they fall between the relief agencies

Background imageDisplaced People Collection: Grandmother from Oklahoma and her pieced quilt, California, Kern County, 1936

Grandmother from Oklahoma and her pieced quilt, California, Kern County, 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Grandmother from Oklahoma and her pieced quilt. California, Kern County

Background imageDisplaced People Collection: Migrant workers camp, outskirts of Marysville, California, 1935. Creator: Dorothea Lange

Migrant workers camp, outskirts of Marysville, California, 1935. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Migrant workers camp, outskirts of Marysville, California. The new migratory camps now being built by the Resettlement Administration will remove people from unsatisfactory living conditions such as

Background imageDisplaced People Collection: Oklahomans trying to make a new start in California, Near Los Angeles, 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange

Oklahomans trying to make a new start in California, Near Los Angeles, 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Oklahomans trying to make a new start in California. Near Los Angeles

Background imageDisplaced People Collection: Family of one of the evicted sharecroppers...Mississippi, 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange

Family of one of the evicted sharecroppers...Mississippi, 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Family of one of the evicted sharecroppers from Arkansas who has been resettled at Hill House, Mississippi

Background imageDisplaced People Collection: Resettled farm child from Taos Junction to Bosque Farms project, New Mexico, 1935

Resettled farm child from Taos Junction to Bosque Farms project, New Mexico, 1935. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Resettled farm child from Taos Junction to Bosque Farms project. New Mexico

Background imageDisplaced People Collection: Drought refugees from Oklahoma looking for work in the pea fields of California, 1935

Drought refugees from Oklahoma looking for work in the pea fields of California, 1935. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Drought refugees from Oklahoma looking for work in the pea fields of California. Near San Jose Mission

Background imageDisplaced People Collection: Drought refugees from Oklahoma looking for work in the pea fields of California, 1935

Drought refugees from Oklahoma looking for work in the pea fields of California, 1935. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Drought refugees from Oklahoma looking for work in the pea fields of California. Near San Jose Mission

Background imageDisplaced People Collection: This man is a labor contractor in the pea fields of California, 1936 Creator: Dorothea Lange

This man is a labor contractor in the pea fields of California, 1936 Creator: Dorothea Lange
This man is a labor contractor in the pea fields of California. "One-Eye" Charlie gives his views. "I'm making my living off of these people (migrant laborers)

Background imageDisplaced People Collection: Squatter camp, California, 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange

Squatter camp, California, 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Squatter camp. California

Background imageDisplaced People Collection: Drought refugee from Polk, Missouri, 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange

Drought refugee from Polk, Missouri, 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Drought refugee from Polk, Missouri. Awaiting the opening of orange picking season at Porterville, California

Background imageDisplaced People Collection: Wife of migratory worker in auto camp, California, 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange

Wife of migratory worker in auto camp, California, 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Wife of migratory worker in auto camp. California

Background imageDisplaced People Collection: Migratory family in auto camp, California, 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange

Migratory family in auto camp, California, 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Migratory family in auto camp. California

Background imageDisplaced People Collection: Wife and child of migrant worker, encamped near Winters, California, 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange

Wife and child of migrant worker, encamped near Winters, California, 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Wife and child of migrant worker, encamped near Winters, California. This is a proposed location of Resettlement Administration migrant camp

Background imageDisplaced People Collection: Children of drought refugees camped by highway outside of Fresno, California, 1936

Children of drought refugees camped by highway outside of Fresno, California, 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Children of drought refugees camped by highway outside of Fresno, California. The parents are working in the cotton field

Background imageDisplaced People Collection: On location of Resettlement Administration film near Bakersfield, California, 1935

On location of Resettlement Administration film near Bakersfield, California, 1935. Creator: Dorothea Lange
On location of Resettlement Administration film near Bakersfield, California. Three brothers, drought refugees from Texas (note water barrel)

Background imageDisplaced People Collection: Squatter camp, outskirts of Bakersfield, California, 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange

Squatter camp, outskirts of Bakersfield, California, 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Squatter camp. Outskirts of Bakersfield, California. Note number of auto trailers and trailer being constructed on left

Background imageDisplaced People Collection: Water supply, American River camp, California, San Joaquin Valley, CA, 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange

Water supply, American River camp, California, San Joaquin Valley, CA, 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Water supply, American River camp, California, San Joaquin Valley

Background imageDisplaced People Collection: Children of migratory workers, hauling water, American River camp, San Joaquin Valley, CA, 1936

Children of migratory workers, hauling water, American River camp, San Joaquin Valley, CA, 1936
Children of migratory workers, hauling water, American River camp, San Joaquin Valley, California

Background imageDisplaced People Collection: Recreational facilities for the children, Kern migrant camp, California, 1936

Recreational facilities for the children, Kern migrant camp, California, 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Recreational facilities for the children, Kern migrant camp, California

Background imageDisplaced People Collection: Migratory orange picker's camp, Exeter, California, 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange

Migratory orange picker's camp, Exeter, California, 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Migratory orange picker's camp. Exeter, California

Background imageDisplaced People Collection: Children of destitute family, American River camp, near Sacramento, California, 1936

Children of destitute family, American River camp, near Sacramento, California, 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Children of destitute family. American River camp, near Sacramento, California

Background imageDisplaced People Collection: Destitute family, American River camp, near Sacramento, California. 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange

Destitute family, American River camp, near Sacramento, California. 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Destitute family. American River camp. Five children aged two to seventeen. Near Sacramento California. [Sign: "I must have work or food"]

Background imageDisplaced People Collection: Destitute family, American River camp, Sacramento, California. 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange

Destitute family, American River camp, Sacramento, California. 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Destitute family. American River camp, Sacramento, California

Background imageDisplaced People Collection: Destitute family, American River camp, Sacramento, California. 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange

Destitute family, American River camp, Sacramento, California. 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Destitute family. American River camp, Sacramento, California. Five children, aged two to seventeen years

Background imageDisplaced People Collection: American River camp, Sacramento, 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange

American River camp, Sacramento, 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange
American River camp, Sacramento. Home of Tennessee family, now migratory workers. Seven in family, came to California July 1935, following relatives who had come in 1933

Background imageDisplaced People Collection: Preschool children in nursery school... Kern migrant camp, CA, 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange

Preschool children in nursery school... Kern migrant camp, CA, 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Preschool children in nursery school under supervision of trained teachers. Kern migrant camp, California

Background imageDisplaced People Collection: While the mothers are working in the fields, the preschool children... Kern migrant camp, 1936

While the mothers are working in the fields, the preschool children... Kern migrant camp, 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange
While the mothers are working in the fields, the preschool children of migrant families are cared for in nursery school under trained teachers. Kern migrant camp, California

Background imageDisplaced People Collection: Nursery, Kern migrant camp, California, 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange

Nursery, Kern migrant camp, California, 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Nursery. Kern migrant camp, California

Background imageDisplaced People Collection: Tubercular mother from Oklahoma now living in the Kern migrant camp (resettlement), CA, 1936

Tubercular mother from Oklahoma now living in the Kern migrant camp (resettlement), CA, 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Tubercular mother from Oklahoma now living in the Kern migrant camp (resettlement), California. She receives daily visits from the county nurse

Background imageDisplaced People Collection: Section of Kern migrant camp, California, 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange

Section of Kern migrant camp, California, 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Section of Kern migrant camp, California

Background imageDisplaced People Collection: Tom Collins, manager of Kern migrant camp talking with drought refugee and her... CA, 1936

Tom Collins, manager of Kern migrant camp talking with drought refugee and her... CA, 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Tom Collins, manager of Kern migrant camp talking with drought refugee and her four sons. California

Background imageDisplaced People Collection: Son of depression refugee from Oklahoma now in California, 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange

Son of depression refugee from Oklahoma now in California, 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Son of depression refugee from Oklahoma now in California

Background imageDisplaced People Collection: Depression refugee family from Tulsa, Oklahoma, arrived in California June 1936, 1936

Depression refugee family from Tulsa, Oklahoma, arrived in California June 1936, 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Depression refugee family from Tulsa, Oklahoma. Arrived in California June 1936. Mother and three half-grown children; no father. "Anybody as wants to work can get by



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