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Woman in pea picker's camp, California, 1937. Creator: Dorothea LangeWoman in pea picker's camp. California. "I seen our corn dry up and blow over the fence back there in Oklahoma"
West Texas "family farm", on edge of the Dust Bowl, 1937. Creator: Dorothea LangeWest Texas "family farm." On edge of the Dust Bowl
Drought refugee families from Oklahoma on road to Roswell, New Mexico, near Lordsburg, 1937. Creator: Dorothea LangeDrought refugee families from Oklahoma on road to Roswell, New Mexico, to chop cotton. Near Lordsburg, New Mexico
Drought refugees - penniless Oklahomans camped along highway, California, 1936. Creator: Dorothea LangeDrought refugees. Penniless Oklahomans camped along highway. Came seven months ago. "Can't make it. Want to go back. Ate up our car. Ate up our tent. Living like hogs." California
Tenant farmer near Thomaston, Georgia, 1936. Creator: Dorothea LangeTenant farmer near Thomaston, Georgia, speaking of the drought: "The crop is nigh to nothin as I ever see"
Oklahoma farm family on highway between Blythe and Indio - self-resettlement in California, 1936Example of self-resettlement in California. Oklahoma farm family on highway between Blythe and Indio
Oklahoma farm family on highway between Blythe and Indio - self-resettlement in California, 1936Example of self-resettlement in California. Oklahoma farm family on highway between Blythe and Indio. Forced by the drought of 1936 to abandon their farm
Dust bowl refugee in California, 1936. Creator: Dorothea LangeDust bowl refugee in California. "We was starved out and we live on perhaps. We could maybe find a little work if we could afford to roll"
The town of Mills, New Mexico, 1935. Creator: Dorothea LangeThe town of Mills, New Mexico. The grain elevator in background at right has been long ago abandoned. The bank is closed
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
Oklahoma drought refugees stalled on highway near Lordsburg, New Mexico, 1937. Creator: Dorothea LangeOklahoma drought refugees stalled on highway near Lordsburg, New Mexico
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
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
Drying up corn near Eutaw, Alabama, 1936. Creator: Dorothea LangeDrying up corn near Eutaw, Alabama
Corn, drought-stricken and eaten off by grasshoppers. Near Russelville, Arkansas, 1936. Creator: Dorothea LangeCorn, drought-stricken and eaten off by grasshoppers. Near Russelville, Arkansas
Vacant farmhouse in area of mechanization and drought near Olustee, Oklahoma, 1938. Creator: Dorothea LangeVacant farmhouse in area of mechanization and drought near Olustee, Oklahoma
Abandoned land, exhausted soil, Carter County, Oklahoma, 1937. Creator: Dorothea LangeCarter County, Oklahoma. Abandoned land, exhausted soil
Drought refugees in Phoenix, Arizona, 1936. Creator: Dorothea LangeDrought refugees in Phoenix, Arizona. One of the many cases of Tennessee ex-farmers drifting around, looking for work in cotton
Oklahoma farm family on highway between Blythe and Indio - self-resettlement in California. 1936Example of self-resettlement in California. Oklahoma farm family on highway between Blythe and Indio
Drought refugees, California, 1936. Creator: Dorothea LangeDrought refugees in California
Drought refugees, California, 1936. Creator: Dorothea LangeDrought refugees. California
Missouri family of five on U.S. Highway 99 near Tracy, California, 1937. Creator: Dorothea LangeMissouri family of five, seven months from the drought area, on U.S. Highway 99 near Tracy, California
Drought refugees in California migrant camp, 1936. Creator: Dorothea LangeDrought refugees in California migrant camp
Families from the Dust Bowl in Texas in an overnight roadside camp near Calipatria, CaliforniaFour families, three of them related with fifteen children, from the Dust Bowl in Texas in an overnight roadside camp near Calipatria, California
Drought-stricken farmer and family near Muskogee, Oklahoma, 1939. Creator: Dorothea LangeDrought-stricken farmer and family near Muskogee, Oklahoma. Agricultural day laborer. Muskogee County
Drought-stricken farmer and family near Muskogee, Oklahoma, 1936. Creator: Dorothea LangeDrought-stricken farmer and family near Muskogee, Oklahoma. Agricultural day laborer. Muskogee County
Children of Oklahoma drought refugee in migratory camp in California, 1936. Creator: Dorothea LangeChildren of Oklahoma drought refugee in migratory camp in California
[Untitled, possibly related to: Corn, dried up... between Dallas and Waco, Texas, 1936. Creator: Dorothea LangeCorn, dried up and lying in the field. The temperature was over one hundred degrees. Between Dallas and Waco, Texas
[Untitled, possibly related to: Corn, dried up... between Dallas and Waco, Texas], 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange[Untitled photo, possibly related to: Corn, dried up and lying in the field. The temperature was over one hundred degrees. Between Dallas and Waco, Texas]
A Georgia tenant farmer, Thomaston (vicinity), Georgia, 1936. Creator: Dorothea LangeThomaston (vicinity), Georgia. A Georgia tenant farmer who says, "This crop (1936) is nigh to nothin as I ever see"
Dust bowl refugees living in camps in California, 1936. Creator: Dorothea LangeDust bowl refugees living in camps in California
Typical farm in the Mills area, New Mexico, 1935. Creator: Dorothea LangeTypical farm in the Mills area, New Mexico. These people are to be resettled, their land to revert to cattle range
Typical view of the rolling character of the area, New Mexico, 1935. Creator: Dorothea LangeTypical view of the rolling character of the area. Town of Mills in distance, New Mexico
Stand of vega grass eaten off close, New Mexico, 1935. Creator: Dorothea LangeStand of vega grass eaten off close. In good seasons hay can be cut from areas like this. New Mexico
Drought refugees from Oklahoma looking for work in the pea fields of California, 1935. Creator: Dorothea LangeDrought refugees from Oklahoma looking for work in the pea fields of California. Near San Jose Mission
Drought refugee from Polk, Missouri, 1936. Creator: Dorothea LangeDrought refugee from Polk, Missouri. Awaiting the opening of orange picking season at Porterville, California
Children of drought refugees camped by highway outside of Fresno, California, 1936. Creator: Dorothea LangeChildren of drought refugees camped by highway outside of Fresno, California. The parents are working in the cotton field
On location of Resettlement Administration film near Bakersfield, California, 1935. Creator: Dorothea LangeOn location of Resettlement Administration film near Bakersfield, California. Three brothers, drought refugees from Texas (note water barrel)
Squatters along highway near Bakersfield, California, 1935. Creator: Dorothea LangeSquatters along highway near Bakersfield, California. Penniless refugees from dust bowl. Twenty-two in family, thirty-nine evictions, now encamped near Bakersfield without shelter
Drought refugee's car on U.S. Highway 99 between Bakersfield and Famoso, California, 1936. Creator: Dorothea LangeDrought refugee's car on U.S. Highway 99 between Bakersfield and Famoso, California. Note: the photographer passed twenty-eight cars of this type (drought refugees)
Tom Collins, manager of Kern migrant camp talking with drought refugee and her... CA, 1936. Creator: Dorothea LangeTom Collins, manager of Kern migrant camp talking with drought refugee and her four sons. California
Drought refugee family from McAlester, Oklahoma, 1936. Creator: Dorothea LangeDrought refugee family from McAlester, Oklahoma. Arrived in California October 1936 to join the cotton harvest. Near Tulare, California
Drought refugees from Oklahoma in cotton camp near Exeter, California, 1936. Creator: Dorothea LangeDrought refugees from Oklahoma in cotton camp near Exeter, California
Texas drought refugees in cotton camp near Exeter, California, 1936. Creator: Dorothea LangeTexas drought refugees in cotton camp near Exeter, California
Drought refugees from Texas encamped in California near Exeter, 1936. Creator: Dorothea LangeDrought refugees from Texas encamped in California near Exeter. Seven in family
Dust Bowl farm, Coldwater District, near Dalhart, Texas, 1938. Creator: Dorothea LangeDust Bowl farm. Coldwater District, near Dalhart, Texas. This farm is occupied. Others in this area have been abandoned
