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Background imageForced Migration Collection: The Ruins of Paris: Porte Maillot and the Avenue de la Grande Armée

The Ruins of Paris: Porte Maillot and the Avenue de la Grande Armée
The Ruins of Paris: Porte Maillot and the Avenue de la Grande Armée, 1871. Fall of the Paris Commune

Background imageForced Migration Collection: The Civil War in Paris: fugitive residents at the northern railway station

The Civil War in Paris: fugitive residents at the northern railway station, 1871

Background imageForced Migration Collection: Prussian barricade on the Rueil road: French peasants waiting to pass to their villages

Prussian barricade on the Rueil road: French peasants waiting to pass to their villages, 1871. Franco-Prussian War

Background imageForced Migration Collection: German children from Sweden, between c1915 and c1920. Creator: Bain News Service

German children from Sweden, between c1915 and c1920. Creator: Bain News Service
German children from Sweden, between c1915 and c1920

Background imageForced Migration Collection: Yarrow allotting relief to Armenian orphans

Yarrow allotting relief to Armenian orphans, between c1915 and c1920

Background imageForced Migration Collection: Austin Dam Disaster, on bank of Sinnemahoning Creek

Austin Dam Disaster, on bank of Sinnemahoning Creek, [Pennsylvania], 1911

Background imageForced Migration Collection: Louisiana Flood 1912-- refugees saved by gov't [i

Louisiana Flood 1912-- refugees saved by gov't [i.e. government] boat, 1912. Shows a boat with refugees at Vicksburg, Mississippi Mississippi River Flood of 1912

Background imageForced Migration Collection: Antwerp refugees fleeing to Holland, 1914. Creator: Bain News Service

Antwerp refugees fleeing to Holland, 1914. Creator: Bain News Service
Antwerp refugees fleeing to Holland, 1914. Shows refugees walking on railroad tracks on way to Holland during World War I

Background imageForced Migration Collection: Returning French Refugees, 1918 or 1919. Creator: Bain News Service

Returning French Refugees, 1918 or 1919. Creator: Bain News Service
Returning French Refugees, 1918 or 1919. Refugees returning to France after World War I

Background imageForced Migration Collection: Improvised homes in ruined France, between c1915 and 1918. Creator: Bain News Service

Improvised homes in ruined France, between c1915 and 1918. Creator: Bain News Service
Improvised homes in ruined France, between c1915 and 1918. Men, women and children, outside wood shacks during World War I in France

Background imageForced Migration Collection: Exchanging French - English prisoners

Exchanging French - English prisoners, Singen, Switz. between c1915 and c1920. A prisoner exchange in Singen, Germany just north of the German/Swiss border during World War I

Background imageForced Migration Collection: Belgian orphans leaving Paris for country homes

Belgian orphans leaving Paris for country homes, between 1914 and c1915. Belgian children in Paris during World War I

Background imageForced Migration Collection: Refugees from Belgium in Paris, 1914, 1914. Creator: Bain News Service

Refugees from Belgium in Paris, 1914, 1914. Creator: Bain News Service
Refugees from Belgium in Paris, 1914, 1914. Belgian refugees during World War I in Paris, France

Background imageForced Migration Collection: The War in the Herzegovina: Refugees begging outside an hotel at Ragusa

The War in the Herzegovina: Refugees begging outside an hotel at Ragusa [Dubrovnik], 1876. The Delegations of Austria and Hungary were opened on Monday

Background imageForced Migration Collection: The War in the Herzegovina: sketches by our special artist, 1876. Creator: Unknown

The War in the Herzegovina: sketches by our special artist, 1876. Creator: Unknown
The War in the Herzegovina: sketches by our special artist

Background imageForced Migration Collection: Herzegovinian Refugees at Ragusa

Herzegovinian Refugees at Ragusa, from a sketch by our special artist, 1876

Background imageForced Migration Collection: Distributing Charitable Funds to the Herzegovinian Refugees at Ragusa

Distributing Charitable Funds to the Herzegovinian Refugees at Ragusa [Dubrovnik], from a sketch by our special artist, 1876

Background imageForced Migration Collection: The Dark Hours of Italy; Women and children of Friuli and Carnia fleeing

The Dark Hours of Italy; Women and children of Friuli and Carnia fleeing the horrors of the invasion, 1917

Background imageForced Migration Collection: The Dark Hours of Italy; Refugees from Friuli in a square in Brescia

The Dark Hours of Italy; Refugees from Friuli in a square in Brescia, 1917. From "L'Album de la Guerre 1914-1919, Volume 2" [L'Illustration, Paris, 1924]

Background imageForced Migration Collection: On the Eastern Front; In Salonika, August 20, 1917: refugee camp... 1917. Creator: Unknown

On the Eastern Front; In Salonika, August 20, 1917: refugee camp... 1917. Creator: Unknown
On the Eastern Front; In Salonika, August 20, 1917: refugee camp on the Champ de Mars, 1917. From "L'Album de la Guerre 1914-1919, Volume 2" [L'Illustration, Paris, 1924]

Background imageForced Migration Collection: The refugees at Kah-Ding; A Cruise to Soo-chow, 1875. Creator: Lindley, Augustus Frederick

The refugees at Kah-Ding; A Cruise to Soo-chow, 1875. Creator: Lindley, Augustus Frederick
The refugees at Kah-Ding; A Cruise to Soo-chow, 1875. From, Illustrated Travels by H.W. Bates. [Cassell, Petter, and Galpin, c1880, London]

Background imageForced Migration Collection: The capture of a city by French troops, 1801. Creator: Dirk Langendijk

The capture of a city by French troops, 1801. Creator: Dirk Langendijk
The capture of a city by French troops, 1801. Sint-Janskerk in Arnhem was demolished in 1817

Background imageForced Migration Collection: Les rapatries du Nord de la France a annemasse (Haute-Savoie); Deux petits enfants

Les rapatries du Nord de la France a annemasse (Haute-Savoie); Deux petits enfants attendant, au milieu des paquets, que leur maman ait retrouve le sien, 1916. From "Collection de la Guerre IV

Background imageForced Migration Collection: Les rapatries du Nord de la France a annemasse (Haute-Savoie); une famille qui a

Les rapatries du Nord de la France a annemasse (Haute-Savoie); une famille qui a entasse tout ce qu'elle possede sur une brouette, 1916. From "Collection de la Guerre IV

Background imageForced Migration Collection: Les rapatries du Nord de la France a annemasse (Haute-Savoie); une arrivee de

Les rapatries du Nord de la France a annemasse (Haute-Savoie); une arrivee de rapatries, par le tramway venant de Geneve qui fut leur derniere halte avant la France, 1916

Background imageForced Migration Collection: Devant l'envahisseur; Beaucoup

Devant l'envahisseur; Beaucoup, qui ne possedent qu'un chien comme bete de trait, ont du abandonner derriere eux tous leurs biens, 1914

Background imageForced Migration Collection: Devant l'envahisseur; Les habitants des campagnes belges fuient sur les routes

Devant l'envahisseur; Les habitants des campagnes belges fuient sur les routes
Devant l'envahisseur; Les habitants des campagnes belges, emportant ce qu'ils ont pu reunir dans la hate de la panique, fuient sur les routes, 1914

Background imageForced Migration Collection: L'exode des paysans serbes.'. Creator: Unknown

L'exode des paysans serbes.'. Creator: Unknown
L'exode des paysans serbes'. From "Collection de la Guerre IV. L'Illustration Tome CXLVII. La Guerre Janvier, Fevrier, Mars, Avril, Mai, Juin 1916"

Background imageForced Migration Collection: Aux Camps Serbes (Soldats et refugies civils) de Salonique; les cuisines des detchements

Aux Camps Serbes (Soldats et refugies civils) de Salonique; les cuisines des detchements serbes, venus de Monastir apres de dures fatigues et de longues privations, 1916

Background imageForced Migration Collection: Au debut de l'Invasion de la Serbie

Au debut de l'Invasion de la Serbie. --Scenes de l'exode des populations serbes devant les Bulgares, 1916. From "Collection de la Guerre IV. L'Illustration Tome CXLVII

Background imageForced Migration Collection: Aux Camps Serbes (Soldats et refugies civils) de Salonique; Une Belge

Aux Camps Serbes (Soldats et refugies civils) de Salonique; Une Belge, elle aussi sans foyer, distribue des secours aux petits enfants serbes, 1916. From "Collection de la Guerre IV

Background imageForced Migration Collection: The Inhabitants leaving Balaclava, by Order of Lord Raglan, 1854. Creator: Unknown

The Inhabitants leaving Balaclava, by Order of Lord Raglan, 1854. Creator: Unknown
The Inhabitants leaving Balaclava, by Order of Lord Raglan, 1854. Crimean War: expulsion of Greek civilians by the British Army

Background imageForced Migration Collection: Cotton pickers emptying sacks, Kern County, California, 1938. Creator: Dorothea Lange

Cotton pickers emptying sacks, Kern County, California, 1938. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Kern County, California. Cotton pickers emptying sacks at eleven a.m. Stopped from further work for the day by rain

Background imageForced Migration Collection: Woman in pea picker's camp, California, 1937. Creator: Dorothea Lange

Woman in pea picker's camp, California, 1937. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Woman in pea picker's camp. California. "I seen our corn dry up and blow over the fence back there in Oklahoma"

Background imageForced Migration Collection: Family between Dallas and Austin, Texas, 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange

Family between Dallas and Austin, Texas, 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Family 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

Background imageForced Migration Collection: Once a Missouri farmer, now a migratory farm laborer on the Pacific Coast

Once a Missouri farmer, now a migratory farm laborer on the Pacific Coast. California

Background imageForced Migration Collection: Migrants tents...along the right of way of the southern pacific

Migrants tents...along the right of way of the southern pacific
Near Fresno, California. Migrants tents are a common sight along the right of way of the Southern Pacific. [Signs: Railroad Crossing, End of Double Track']

Background imageForced Migration Collection: Drought refugees stopped along the highway near Lordsburg

Drought refugees stopped along the highway near Lordsburg, New Mexico

Background imageForced Migration Collection: Car of drought refugee on edge of carrot field in the Coachella Valley

Car of drought refugee on edge of carrot field in the Coachella Valley. California

Background imageForced Migration Collection: Migrant family on U.S. Highway 99 between Bakersfield and Famoso

Migrant family on U.S. Highway 99 between Bakersfield and Famoso, California

Background imageForced Migration Collection: Citrus workers in winter quarters, near Lindsay, California, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange

Citrus workers in winter quarters, near Lindsay, California, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Near Lindsay, California. Citrus workers in winter quarters

Background imageForced Migration Collection: Squatter camp on county road near Calipatria, 1937. Creator: Dorothea Lange

Squatter camp on county road near Calipatria, 1937. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Squatter 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

Background imageForced Migration Collection: Auto camp north of Calipatria, California, 1937. Creator: Dorothea Lange

Auto camp north of Calipatria, California, 1937. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Auto 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

Background imageForced Migration Collection: Drought refugee families from Oklahoma on road to Roswell

Drought refugee families from Oklahoma on road to Roswell, New Mexico, to chop cotton. Near Lordsburg, New Mexico

Background imageForced Migration Collection: Ex-tenant farmer from Texas, came to work in the fruit

Ex-tenant farmer from Texas, came to work in the fruit and vegetable harvests. Coachella Valley, California

Background imageForced Migration Collection: Migratory family, Route 70, Arizona, 1937. Creator: Dorothea Lange

Migratory family, Route 70, Arizona, 1937. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Migratory family traveling across the desert in search of work in the cotton at Roswell, New Mexico. U.S. Route 70, Arizona

Background imageForced Migration Collection: Refugee family from the Rio Grande Valley

Refugee family from the Rio Grande Valley, Texas, camped in the brush in a river bottom near Holtville, California

Background imageForced Migration Collection: Migratory family, Route 70, Arizona, 1937. Creator: Dorothea Lange

Migratory family, Route 70, Arizona, 1937. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Migratory family traveling across the desert in search of work in the cotton at Roswell, New Mexico. U.S. Route 70, Arizona

Background imageForced Migration Collection: Once a Missouri farmer, now a migratory farm laborer on the Pacific Coast

Once a Missouri farmer, now a migratory farm laborer on the Pacific Coast. California

Background imageForced Migration Collection: Two families of migrants from Missouri looking for work in the pea fields

Two families of migrants from Missouri looking for work in the pea fields. California

Background imageForced Migration Collection: Drought refugees - penniless Oklahomans camped along highway

Drought refugees - penniless Oklahomans camped along highway
Drought 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

Background imageForced Migration Collection: Migrants tents...along the right of way of the Southern Pacific

Migrants tents...along the right of way of the Southern Pacific
Near Fresno, California. Migrants tents are a common sight along the right of way of the Southern Pacific. [Sign: Railroad Crossing']

Background imageForced Migration Collection: Migrants tents...along the right of way of the Southern Pacific

Migrants tents...along the right of way of the Southern Pacific
Migrants tents are a common sight along the right of way of the Southern Pacific [railroad]. Near Fresno, California

Background imageForced Migration Collection: Migrants winter quarters, Farmersville, Tulare County, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange

Migrants winter quarters, Farmersville, Tulare County, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Farmersville, Tulare County. Migrants winter quarters

Background imageForced Migration Collection: Children of Oklahoma migrants in agricultural workers camp near Calipatria

Children of Oklahoma migrants in agricultural workers camp near Calipatria, California

Background imageForced Migration Collection: Children of Oklahoma migrants, near Calipatria, California, 1937. Creator: Dorothea Lange

Children of Oklahoma migrants, near Calipatria, California, 1937. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Children of Oklahoma migrants in agricultural workers camp near Calipatria, California

Background imageForced Migration Collection: Auto camp north of Calipatria, California, 1937. Creator: Dorothea Lange

Auto camp north of Calipatria, California, 1937. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Auto 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

Background imageForced Migration Collection: Auto camp north of Calipatria, California, 1937. Creator: Dorothea Lange

Auto camp north of Calipatria, California, 1937. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Auto 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

Background imageForced Migration Collection: Family between Dallas and Austin, Texas, 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange

Family between Dallas and Austin, Texas, 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Family 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

Background imageForced Migration Collection: Oklahoma farm family on highway between Blythe and Indio - self-resettlement in California

Oklahoma farm family on highway between Blythe and Indio - self-resettlement in California
Example of self-resettlement in California. Oklahoma farm family on highway between Blythe and Indio

Background imageForced Migration Collection: On the move, Wagoner, Wagoner County, Oklahoma, 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange

On the move, Wagoner, Wagoner County, Oklahoma, 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange
On the move. Wagoner, Wagoner County, Oklahoma

Background imageForced Migration Collection: Typical Teutonic farm wife and child of Mills

Typical Teutonic farm wife and child of Mills, New Mexico, area. Client for resettlement

Background imageForced Migration Collection: Oklahoma refugees, California, 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange

Oklahoma refugees, California, 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Oklahoma refugees. California

Background imageForced Migration Collection: Camps of migrant pea workers, California, 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange

Camps of migrant pea workers, California, 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Camps of migrant pea workers. California

Background imageForced Migration Collection: Camps of migrant pea workers, California, 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange

Camps of migrant pea workers, California, 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Camps of migrant pea workers. California

Background imageForced Migration Collection: Grandmother from Oklahoma with grandson

Grandmother from Oklahoma with grandson, working on quilt. California, Kern County

Background imageForced Migration Collection: Oklahoma farm family on highway between Blythe and Indio - self-resettlement in California

Oklahoma farm family on highway between Blythe and Indio - self-resettlement in California
Example of self-resettlement in California. Oklahoma farm family on highway between Blythe and Indio

Background imageForced Migration Collection: Resettled child of Bosque Farms, New Mexico, 1935. Creator: Dorothea Lange

Resettled child of Bosque Farms, New Mexico, 1935. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Resettled child of Bosque Farms, New Mexico. She herds cows for neighboring families for five cents per day

Background imageForced Migration Collection: Migrant agricultural worker's family, 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange

Migrant agricultural worker's family, 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Migrant agricultural worker's family. Seven hungry children. Mother aged thirty-two. Father is a native Californian

Background imageForced Migration Collection: Camp of single men by the roadside

Camp of single men by the roadside. They have come in to work in the pea fields. Nipomo, California

Background imageForced Migration Collection: In a migratory camp, California, 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange

In a migratory camp, California, 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange
In a migratory camp. California

Background imageForced Migration Collection: Migrant family in Kern County, California, 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange

Migrant family in Kern County, California, 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Migrant family in Kern County. This family was sent back at the state line by Los Angeles police

Background imageForced Migration Collection: Little Oklahoma, the community that grew out of the need for help in the potato

Little Oklahoma, the community that grew out of the need for help in the potato and cotton fields. California

Background imageForced Migration Collection: House in 'Little Oklahoma'

House in "Little Oklahoma"
House in "Little Oklahoma, " California

Background imageForced Migration Collection: Dust bowl refugee in California, 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange

Dust bowl refugee in California, 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Dust 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"

Background imageForced Migration Collection: Migrant from Chickasaw, Oklahoma

Migrant from Chickasaw, Oklahoma
Southern 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

Background imageForced Migration Collection: Camp of migratory workers, Imperial County, California, 1937. Creator: Dorothea Lange

Camp of migratory workers, Imperial County, California, 1937. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Camp of migratory workers. Imperial County, California

Background imageForced Migration Collection: Family of four to be returned to Oklahoma by the Relief Administration

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

Background imageForced Migration Collection: Carrot pullers from Texas, Oklahoma

Carrot pullers from Texas, Oklahoma
Some 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

Background imageForced Migration Collection: Carrot pullers from Texas, Oklahoma

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

Background imageForced Migration Collection: Migratory workers 'kitchen' near Shafter

Migratory workers "kitchen" near Shafter. Kern County, California. Squatters camp

Background imageForced Migration Collection: Oklahomans in potato pickers camp near Shafter, California, 1937. Creator: Dorothea Lange

Oklahomans in potato pickers camp near Shafter, California, 1937. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Oklahomans in potato pickers camp near Shafter, California

Background imageForced Migration Collection: Nebraska farmer come to pick peas

Nebraska farmer come to pick peas. Near Calipatria, California

Background imageForced Migration Collection: Nebraska farmer come to pick peas

Nebraska farmer come to pick peas. Near Calipatria, California



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