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Cotton pickers emptying sacks, Kern County, California, 1938. Creator: Dorothea LangeKern County, California. Cotton pickers emptying sacks at eleven a.m. Stopped from further work for the day by rain
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"
Family between Dallas and Austin, Texas, 1936. Creator: Dorothea LangeFamily 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
Once a Missouri farmer, now a migratory farm laborer on the Pacific Coast. California
Migrants tents...along the right of way of the southern pacificNear Fresno, California. Migrants tents are a common sight along the right of way of the Southern Pacific. [Signs: Railroad Crossing, End of Double Track']
Drought refugees stopped along the highway near Lordsburg, New Mexico
Car of drought refugee on edge of carrot field in the Coachella Valley. California
Migrant family on U.S. Highway 99 between Bakersfield and Famoso, California
Citrus workers in winter quarters, near Lindsay, California, 1939. Creator: Dorothea LangeNear Lindsay, California. Citrus workers in winter quarters
Squatter camp on county road near Calipatria, 1937. Creator: Dorothea LangeSquatter camp on county road near Calipatria. Forty families from the dust bowl have been camped here for months on the edge of the pea fields. There has been no work because the crop was frozen
Auto camp north of Calipatria, California, 1937. Creator: Dorothea LangeAuto camp north of Calipatria, California. Approximately eighty families from the Dust Bowl are camped here. They pay fifty cents a week. The only available work now is agricultural labor
Drought refugee families from Oklahoma on road to Roswell, New Mexico, to chop cotton. Near Lordsburg, New Mexico
Ex-tenant farmer from Texas, came to work in the fruit and vegetable harvests. Coachella Valley, California
Migratory family, Route 70, Arizona, 1937. Creator: Dorothea LangeMigratory family traveling across the desert in search of work in the cotton at Roswell, New Mexico. U.S. Route 70, Arizona
Refugee family from the Rio Grande Valley, Texas, camped in the brush in a river bottom near Holtville, California
Two families of migrants from Missouri looking for work in the pea fields. California
Drought refugees - penniless Oklahomans camped along highwayDrought 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
Migrants tents...along the right of way of the Southern PacificNear Fresno, California. Migrants tents are a common sight along the right of way of the Southern Pacific. [Sign: Railroad Crossing']
Migrants tents...along the right of way of the Southern PacificMigrants tents are a common sight along the right of way of the Southern Pacific [railroad]. Near Fresno, California
Migrants winter quarters, Farmersville, Tulare County, 1939. Creator: Dorothea LangeFarmersville, Tulare County. Migrants winter quarters
Children of Oklahoma migrants in agricultural workers camp near Calipatria, California
Children of Oklahoma migrants, near Calipatria, California, 1937. Creator: Dorothea LangeChildren of Oklahoma migrants in agricultural workers camp near Calipatria, California
Oklahoma farm family on highway between Blythe and Indio - self-resettlement in CaliforniaExample of self-resettlement in California. Oklahoma farm family on highway between Blythe and Indio
On the move, Wagoner, Wagoner County, Oklahoma, 1936. Creator: Dorothea LangeOn the move. Wagoner, Wagoner County, Oklahoma
Typical Teutonic farm wife and child of Mills, New Mexico, area. Client for resettlement
Oklahoma refugees, California, 1936. Creator: Dorothea LangeOklahoma refugees. California
Camps of migrant pea workers, California, 1936. Creator: Dorothea LangeCamps of migrant pea workers. California
Grandmother from Oklahoma with grandson, working on quilt. California, Kern County
Resettled child of Bosque Farms, New Mexico, 1935. Creator: Dorothea LangeResettled child of Bosque Farms, New Mexico. She herds cows for neighboring families for five cents per day
Migrant agricultural worker's family, 1936. Creator: Dorothea LangeMigrant agricultural worker's family. Seven hungry children. Mother aged thirty-two. Father is a native Californian
Camp of single men by the roadside. They have come in to work in the pea fields. Nipomo, California
In a migratory camp, California, 1936. Creator: Dorothea LangeIn a migratory camp. California
Migrant family in Kern County, California, 1936. Creator: Dorothea LangeMigrant family in Kern County. This family was sent back at the state line by Los Angeles police
Little Oklahoma, the community that grew out of the need for help in the potato and cotton fields. California
House in "Little Oklahoma"House in "Little Oklahoma, " California
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"
Migrant from Chickasaw, OklahomaSouthern California desert. Migrant from Chickasaw, Oklahoma, stalled on the desert in southern California with no money. He and his ten children are facing future in California
Camp of migratory workers, Imperial County, California, 1937. Creator: Dorothea LangeCamp of migratory workers. Imperial County, California
Family of four to be returned to Oklahoma by the Relief Administration. "They won't go until they get so hungry that there's nothing else for them to do
Carrot pullers from Texas, OklahomaSome of the carrot pickers in the Coachella Valley. There are one hundred people in this field coming from Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Missouri and Mexico. California
Carrot pullers from Texas, Oklahoma, Missouri, Arkansas and Mexico. "We come from all states and we can't make a dollar in this field noways
Migratory workers "kitchen" near Shafter. Kern County, California. Squatters camp
Oklahomans in potato pickers camp near Shafter, California, 1937. Creator: Dorothea LangeOklahomans in potato pickers camp near Shafter, California
Nebraska farmer come to pick peas. Near Calipatria, California
One of three families camped behind a billboard on U.S. 99. Kern County, California
Home of a migrant worker's family. Kern County, California. Lately came from Oklahoma
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"Freightcar converted into home in "Little Oklahoma, " California
FSA migrant labor camp, CalipatriaFarm Security Administration (FSA) migrant labor camp. Calipatria, Imperial Valley, California. 155 migrant families in camp
Winter quarters, migratory agricultural workersTulare County. Winter quarters, migratory agricultural workers. Beside the highway. Tulare County, California
Tubercular 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
Home in "Little Oklahoma"Home in "Little Oklahoma, " a community that has grown out of migrant potato and cotton workers. California
Lunchtime for young migrants at Shafter Camp, California, 1939. Creator: Dorothea LangeLunchtime for young migrants at Shafter Camp, California
Migratory labor housing during carrot harvestNear 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
Drought 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 fieldForty families of drought and depression refugees camped by the roadside beside an irrigated pea field
Migrant agricultural worker's family. Seven hungry children. Mother aged thirty-two. Father is native Californian. Nipomo, California
Street and homes in "Little Oklahoma"Street and homes in "Little Oklahoma, " California
Mexican children playing in ditch which runs through company cotton camp near Corcoran, California
Three families camped on the plains along US 99 in CaliforniaThree 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
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
Migrant agricultural worker's family. Seven children without food. Mother aged thirty-two. Father is a native Californian. Nipomo, California
Shack in "Little Oklahoma"Shack in "Little Oklahoma, " California
Carrot pullers from Texas, Oklahoma, Missouri, Arkansas and Mexico. Coachella Valley, California
One of the hundred carrot pullers in this field in the Coachella Valley, California
Carrot pullers from Texas, Oklahoma, Missouri, Arkansas and Mexico. Coachella Valley, California. "We come from all states and we can't make a dollar a day in the field no ways
Part of a roadside ranch camp, twelve tents in this groupPart of a roadside ranch camp. Twelve tents in this group. Owned by one of the large farmers who is opposed to Resettlement Administration's migrant camp. California
Mexican gang of migratory laborers under a Japanese field boss. These men are thinning and weeding cantaloupe plants. Wages thirty cents an hour