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Delta cooperative farm, Hillhouse, Mississippi, 1937. Creator: Dorothea LangeDelta cooperative farm. Hillhouse, Mississippi
One of a group of western Oklahoma wheat farmers congregated at crossroads service station, 1938One of a group of western Oklahoma wheat farmers congregated at crossroads service station. "In 1934 I had four renters, and I didn't make anything
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
Corn, dried up and lying in the field, 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
Hillhouse, Mississippi Delta cooperative farm, 1937. Creator: Dorothea LangeHillhouse, Mississippi Delta cooperative farm
Tractor on Lake Dick project, Arkansas, 1938. Creator: Dorothea LangeTractor on Lake Dick project, Arkansas
Cultivating cotton cooperatively at Lake Dick, Arkansas, 1938. Creator: Dorothea LangeCultivating cotton cooperatively at Lake Dick, Arkansas
Farmers with mule teams and cultivators, Lake Dick project, Arkansas, 1938. Creator: Dorothea LangeFarmers with mule teams and cultivators. Lake Dick project, Arkansas
Farmers about to begin cooperative cultivation of cotton at Lake Dick project, Arkansas, 1938. Creator: Dorothea LangeFarmers about to begin cooperative cultivation of cotton at Lake Dick project, Arkansas
Ex-tenant farmer, now a day laborer on large cotton farm near Corsicana, Texas, 1937. Creator: Dorothea LangeEx-tenant farmer, now a day laborer on large cotton farm near Corsicana, Texas
Tractors on Lake Dick project, Arkansas, 1938. Creator: Dorothea LangeTractors on Lake Dick project, Arkansas
Tenant farmer spreading grasshopper bait... 5 miles from Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, 1937. Creator: Dorothea LangeTenant farmer spreading grasshopper bait in his alfalfa field, five miles from Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Tractor driver, Aldridge Plantation, Mississippi, 1937. Creator: Dorothea LangeTractor driver. Aldridge Plantation, Mississippi
The tractor is driving cotton workers off the land, Aldridge Plantation, Mississippi Delta, 1937The tractor is driving cotton workers off the land. Mississippi Delta, Aldridge Plantation
Cultivating cotton at Lake Dick project, Arkansas, 1938. Creator: Dorothea LangeCultivating cotton at Lake Dick project, Arkansas
Aldridge Plantation, Mississippi, 1937. Creator: Dorothea LangeAldridge Plantation, Mississippi
Terraced fields of sharecropper, near Gaffney, South Carolina, 1937. Creator: Dorothea LangeTerraced fields of sharecropper. In 1936 he made seven bales of cotton, half of which went to his landlord. Near Gaffney, South Carolina
Eroded cotton farm near Jackson, Mississippi, 1937. Creator: Dorothea LangeEroded cotton farm near Jackson, Mississippi
Erosion near Lawrenceville, Georgia, 1937. Creator: Dorothea LangeErosion near Lawrenceville, Georgia. This field has been terraced, but not cultivated in the last fifteen years
The cotton lands of Ellis County, Texas, 1937. Creator: Dorothea LangeThe cotton lands of Ellis County, Texas, are well adapted to tractor farming but the houses of the farmer tenants stand empty
Tractor on the Aldridge Plantation, Mississippi, 1937. Creator: Dorothea LangeTractor on the Aldridge Plantation, Mississippi. One man and a four-row cultivator does the work of eight men and eight mules under the one man-one mule system which is still common
Tractors cultivating cotton, Aldridge Plantation, near Leland, Mississippi, 1937. Creator: Dorothea LangeTractors cultivating cotton. Twenty-two tractors have replaced 130 tenant families on the Aldridge Plantation, near Leland, Mississippi
Tractor and integrated four-row cultivator, Aldridge Plantation, near Leland, Mississippi, 1937Tractor and integrated four-row cultivator, does the work of eight men and eight mules. Aldridge Plantation, near Leland, Mississippi
Worn-out land and abandoned cabins near Newport, Oklahoma, 1937. Creator: Dorothea LangeWorn-out land and abandoned cabins near Newport, Oklahoma
Eroding field and fence, Greene County, Georgia, 1937. Creator: Dorothea LangeEroding field and fence. Greene County, Georgia
Cradling wheat near Sperryville, Virginia. 1936. Creator: Dorothea LangeCradling wheat near Sperryville, Virginia. A hand binder follows the mower. These men had never heard of a combine harvester. "Sure would like to see that." Their father used a reap hook
Check row planted cotton, Touchberry Plantation, Issaquena County, Mississippi, 1937. Creator: Dorothea LangeCheck row planted cotton. Touchberry Plantation, Issaquena County, Mississippi. This method, long used in corn in order to permit cross cultivation
Men cradling wheat in eastern Virginia near Sperryville, 1936. Creator: Dorothea LangeMen cradling wheat in eastern Virginia near Sperryville
Houses dot the fields, abandoned, Aldridge Plantation near Leland, Mississippi, 1937. Creator: Dorothea LangeHouses dot the fields, abandoned before the march of the tractor. Aldridge Plantation near Leland, Mississippi
Tractor and operator, Navarro, Texas, 1937. Creator: Dorothea LangeTractor and operator. Navarro, Texas
West Texas tenant farmer's wife, 1937. Creator: Dorothea LangeWest Texas tenant farmer's wife. She has worked on this land with him for twenty years
Farm owner near Memphis, Texas, 1937. Creator: Dorothea LangeFarm owner near Memphis, Texas. He says, "I'd rather have renters than tractors on my place. I oppose the tractors. It puts too many off the land
Drought corn, Central Georgia, 1936. Creator: Dorothea LangeDrought corn. Central Georgia
Drying up corn, Near Eutaw, Alabama, 1936. Creator: Dorothea LangeDrying up corn. Near Eutaw, Alabama
Cradling wheat near Christianburg, Virginia, 1936. Creator: Dorothea LangeCradling wheat near Christianburg, Virginia
Aftermath of irrigation boom, Nyland, California, 1937. Creator: Dorothea LangeAftermath of irrigation boom and subsequent collapse of cotton in California, 1921. Nyland, California
Loading bins of potato planter with fertilizer and seed... Kern County, California, 1939. Creator: Dorothea LangeLoading bins of potato planter with fertilizer and seed from trailer at edge of field. Kern County, California
Large-scale, mechanized farming - potato planter, Kern County, California, 1939. Creator: Dorothea LangeLarge-scale, mechanized farming. The potato planter operated by a crew of three men, makes the rows, fertilizes and plants potatoes in one operation. Kern County, California
Loading bins of potato planter with fertilizer and seed from trailer... Kern County, CA, 1939. Creator: Dorothea LangeLoading bins of potato planter with fertilizer and seed from trailer at edge of field. Kern County, California
Large-scale, mechanized farming - potato planter, Kern County, California, 1939. Creator: Dorothea LangeLarge-scale, mechanized farming. The potato planter, operated by a crew of three men, makes the rows, fertilizes and plants potatoes in one operation. Kern County, California
Loading bins of potato planter which fertilizes and plants potatoes... Kern County, CA, 1939. Creator: Dorothea LangeLoading bins of potato planter which fertilizes and plants potatoes in one operation. Kern County, California
Eroded field, San Luis Obispo County, California, 1936. Creator: Dorothea LangeEroded field. San Luis Obispo County, California
Cultivating beans with a four-row cultivator, near Santa Ana, California, 1937. Creator: Dorothea LangeCultivating beans with a four-row cultivator. Near Santa Ana, California
Tractors with pneumatic tires are replacing mules on the Delta plantations, Arkansas, 1939. Creator: Dorothea LangeTractors with pneumatic tires are replacing mules on the Delta plantations. Arkansas