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Strawberry grower from Oklahoma near Judsonia, 1937. Creator: Dorothea LangeStrawberry grower from Oklahoma near Judsonia forced to join the migratory workers in California for the season because the 1936 drought caused a shortage of plants
Washing facilities for families in migratory pea pickers camp, Imperial Valley, California, 1937Washing facilities for families in migratory pea pickers camp. Imperial Valley, California. Mostly Oklahomans and Texans
This family...about to be returned to Oklahoma...Neideffer Camp, Imperial Valley, CA, 1937. Creator: Dorothea LangeThis family without food and work about to be returned to Oklahoma by the Relief Administration. They have lost a baby as a result of exposure during the winter
Drought refugees from Oklahoma at work in the pea fields near Nipomo, California, 1937. Creator: Dorothea LangeDrought refugees from Oklahoma at work in the pea fields near Nipomo, California
Resettled at Bosque Farms project - family of four from Taos Junction, 1935. Creator: Dorothea LangeResettled at Bosque Farms project. Family of four from Taos Junction shows temporary dwelling
Harvesting peas requires...migratory labor, Nipomo, CA, 1937. Creator: Dorothea LangeHarvesting peas requires large crews of migratory labor. Nipomo, California
In a migratory labor camp, California, 1936. Creator: Dorothea LangeIn a migratory labor camp. California
Blue Monday in a California migratory camp, 1936. Creator: Dorothea LangeBlue Monday in a California migratory camp
Harvesting peas requires large crews of migratory labor, Nipomo, California, 1937. Creator: Dorothea LangeHarvesting peas requires large crews of migratory labor. Nipomo, California
Occupants--one more home on wheels, California, 1936. Creator: Dorothea LangeOccupants--one more home on wheels. California
Pea harvest, family at work, Nipomo, California, 1937. Creator: Dorothea LangePea harvest. Family at work. Nipomo, California
Migrant pea workers on the road with tire trouble, California, 1936. Creator: Dorothea LangeMigrant pea workers on the road with tire trouble. California
Migrant pea workers on the road, all their worldly possessions in car and trailer, California, 1936Migrant pea workers on the road. All their worldly possessions in car and trailer. California
Migratory workers harvesting peas near Nipomo, California, 1937. Creator: Dorothea LangeMigratory workers harvesting peas near Nipomo, California
Migrant pea pickers on the road, California, 1936. Creator: Dorothea LangeMigrant pea pickers on the road. California
Pea pickers camp near San Jose, California, 1937. Creator: Dorothea LangePea pickers camp near San Jose, California
Camp of two related families seen from U.S. 99. Kern County, California, 1939. Creator: Dorothea LangeKern County, California. Camp of two related families seen from U.S. 99. Oil field beyond. Came to California in 1920 from Missouri. Father had job for eight years
Rest time in nursery school for migrant children at Shafter Camp, California, 1939. Creator: Dorothea LangeRest time in nursery school for migrant children at Shafter Camp, California
Refugees from the 1936 drought, came to California for a new start, 1937. Creator: Dorothea LangeRefugees from the 1936 drought. Came to California for a new start. Now migratory agricultural workers
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)
Picking peas near Nipomo, California, 1937. Creator: Dorothea LangePicking peas near Nipomo, California. Wages: twenty-two cents a hamper
Unemployed family from the Rio Grande Valley, Texas... near Holtville, California, 1937. Creator: Dorothea LangeUnemployed family from the Rio Grande Valley, Texas, camped on a river bottom near Holtville, California
Transient potato workers camping along the highway, Near Shafter, California, 1935. Creator: Dorothea LangeTransient potato workers camping along the highway. Near Shafter, California
Unemployed family... near Holtville, California, 1937. Creator: Dorothea LangeUnemployed family from the Rio Grande Valley, Texas, camped on a river bottom near Holtville, California
Drought refugee living in a ditch bank camp, Imperial County, California, 1937. Creator: Dorothea LangeDrought refugee living in a ditch bank camp. Imperial County, California
Oklahomans now working or looking for work in the pea harvests of California, Imperial ValleryOklahomans now working or looking for work in the pea harvests of California. Outskirts of Calipatria. Imperial Valley
The Great Reaping Day - Oklahoma potato pickers, Kern County, California, 1937. Creator: Dorothea LangeThe Great Reaping Day. Hymn singing, Sunday afternoon. The woman had been "saved" the week before. Oklahoma potato pickers. Kern County, California
Cotton pickers from Webber Falls, Oklahoma in Firebaugh, California, 1938. Creator: Dorothea LangeFirebaugh, California. Came from Webber Falls, Oklahoma with two grown sons in 1938. Cotton pickers
Woman in a California pea pickers camp, mending the tent, 1937. Creator: Dorothea LangeWoman in a California pea pickers camp, mending the tent
Young Oklahoma mother, age eighteen... CA, Imperial Valley, 1937. Creator: Dorothea LangeYoung Oklahoma mother, age eighteen, penniless, stranded in California. Imperial Valley
Young Oklahoma mother, age eighteen, penniless, stranded in California, Imperial Valley, 1937. Creator: Dorothea LangeYoung Oklahoma mother, age eighteen, penniless, stranded in California. Imperial Valley
Toward Los Angeles, California, 1937. Creator: Dorothea LangeToward Los Angeles, California. ['Next Time Try the Train - Relax - Southern Pacific']
Oklahomans, drought refugees in a southern California squatter's camp, 1937. Creator: Dorothea LangeOklahomans, drought refugees in a southern California squatter's camp
Oklahoma grandmother in southern California squatter's camp, 1937. Creator: Dorothea LangeOklahoma grandmother in southern California squatter's camp. "Yes'm we're getting along just fine"
Oklahoma sharecropper entering California, 1937. Creator: Dorothea LangeOklahoma sharecropper entering California stalled on the desert with his wife and four children
Oklahoma sharecropper entering California, 1937. Creator: Dorothea LangeOklahoma sharecropper entering California stalled on desert with his wife and four children
Texas tenant farmer to migrant pea picker in California, 1937. Creator: Dorothea LangeTexas tenant farmer to migrant pea picker in California. "I never have wrote back home and told my folks we live in a tent
Children of migrant agricultural workers in California, 1937. Creator: Dorothea LangeChildren of migrant agricultural workers in California
Dust bowl refugee from Chickasaw, Oklahoma, Imperial Valley, California, 1937. Creator: Dorothea LangeDust bowl refugee from Chickasaw, Oklahoma. Imperial Valley, California. "Black Sunday, 1934, that was the awfullest dust we ever did see"
Drought refugees from Chickasaw, Oklahoma, 1937. Creator: Dorothea LangeDrought refugees from Chickasaw, Oklahoma. Three families traveling together. They can't travel because of lack of money for trailer license. Near Santa Maria, California
Eighteen year-old mother from Oklahoma, now a California migrant, 1937. Creator: Dorothea LangeEighteen year-old mother from Oklahoma, now a California migrant
