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Migratory workers "kitchen" near Shafter, Kern County, California, 1936. Creator: Dorothea LangeMigratory 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, 1939. Creator: Dorothea LangeNebraska farmer come to pick peas. Near Calipatria, California
One of three families camped behind a billboard on U.S. 99, Kern County, California, 1938. Creator: Dorothea LangeOne of three families camped behind a billboard on U.S. 99. Kern County, California
Home of a migrant worker's family, Kern County, California, 1936. Creator: Dorothea LangeHome 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", California, 1936. Creator: Dorothea LangeFreightcar converted into home in "Little Oklahoma, " California
FSA migrant labor camp, Calipatria, Imperial Valley, California, 1939. Creator: Dorothea LangeFarm Security Administration (FSA) migrant labor camp. Calipatria, Imperial Valley, California. 155 migrant families in camp
Winter quarters, migratory agricultural workers, beside the highway, Tulare County, 1939. Creator: Dorothea LangeTulare County. Winter quarters, migratory agricultural workers. Beside the highway. Tulare County, California
Tubercular migrant in a potato pickers camp, Kern County, California, 1937. Creator: Dorothea LangeTubercular 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", California, 1936. Creator: Dorothea LangeHome 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. The nursery school for migrant children is conducted in camp under nursery school teachers trained by WPA (Work Projects Administration)
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
Migrant agricultural worker's family, Nipomo, California, 1936. Creator: Dorothea LangeMigrant agricultural worker's family. Seven hungry children. Mother aged thirty-two. Father is native Californian. Nipomo, California
Street and homes in "Little Oklahoma", California, 1936. Creator: Dorothea LangeStreet and homes in "Little Oklahoma, " California
Mexican children playing in ditch, near Corcoran, California, 1936. Creator: Dorothea LangeMexican children playing in ditch which runs through company cotton camp near Corcoran, California
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
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
Migrant agricultural worker's family, Nipomo, California, 1936. Creator: Dorothea LangeMigrant agricultural worker's family. Seven children without food. Mother aged thirty-two. Father is a native Californian. Nipomo, California
Shack in "Little Oklahoma", California, 1936. Creator: Dorothea LangeShack in "Little Oklahoma, " California
Carrot pullers from Texas, Oklahoma, Missouri, Arkansas and Mexico in Coachella Valley, CA, 1937Carrot 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, 1937. Creator: Dorothea LangeOne of the hundred carrot pullers in this field in the Coachella Valley, California
Carrot pullers from Texas, Oklahoma, Missouri, Arkansas and Mexico in Coachella Valley, CA, 1937Carrot 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 group, California, 1936. Creator: Dorothea LangePart 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, Imperial Valley, California, 1937Mexican gang of migratory laborers under a Japanese field boss. These men are thinning and weeding cantaloupe plants. Wages thirty cents an hour
Migrant family in Kern County, California, 1936. Creator: Dorothea LangeMigrant family in Kern County. This family was sent back at the state line by the Los Angeles police. Refused entrance into California
Arkansas family in California, 1936. Creator: Dorothea LangeArkansas family in California
Kern County camp for migrants, fifteen miles out of Bakersfield, California, 1936. Creator: Dorothea LangeKern County camp for migrants. Planned and erected by the Resettlement Administration fifteen miles out of Bakersfield, California. Partially occupied because there is not any work in the fields
Some of the facilities of the Kern County migrant camp, California, 1936. Creator: Dorothea LangeSome of the facilities of the Kern County migrant camp, California
Recreation in a migratory agricultural workers camp near Holtville, California, 1937. Creator: Dorothea LangeRecreation in a migratory agricultural workers camp near Holtville, California
Housing for Oklahoma refugees, California, 1936. Creator: Dorothea LangeHousing for Oklahoma refugees. California
Drought refugees, California, 1936. Creator: Dorothea LangeDrought refugees in California
Drought refugees, California, 1936. Creator: Dorothea LangeDrought refugees. California
Two families, camped by the roadside near Santa Maria, California, 1937. Creator: Dorothea LangeTwo families, fifteen people, from Chickasaw, Oklahoma, camped by the roadside near Santa Maria, California. Heading for the pea harvest but stalled because they have no money to buy a trailer's
Migrant family looking for work in the pea fields, California, 1936. Creator: Dorothea LangeMigrant family looking for work in the pea fields. California
Native of Indiana in a migratory labor contractor's camp, Calipatria (vicinity), California. 1937Calipatria (vicinity), California. Native of Indiana in a migratory labor contractor's camp. "It's root hog or die for us folks"