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Hooverville Collection

Background imageHooverville Collection: Home of a dust bowl refugee in California

Home of a dust bowl refugee in California. Imperial County

Background imageHooverville 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 imageHooverville 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 imageHooverville Collection: Family of rural rehabilitation client

Family of rural rehabilitation client. Tulare County, California

Background imageHooverville 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 imageHooverville 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 imageHooverville Collection: Two boys from New Mexico now in California to work in the harvests

Two boys from New Mexico now in California to work in the harvests

Background imageHooverville 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 imageHooverville 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 imageHooverville 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 imageHooverville 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 imageHooverville 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 imageHooverville 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 imageHooverville 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 imageHooverville 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 imageHooverville 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 imageHooverville Collection: Home of a dust bowl refugee in California

Home of a dust bowl refugee in California. Imperial County

Background imageHooverville 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 imageHooverville 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 imageHooverville 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 imageHooverville Collection: Hooverville of Bakersfield, California, 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange

Hooverville of Bakersfield, California, 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Hooverville 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

Background imageHooverville Collection: FSA migrant labor camp, Calipatria

FSA migrant labor camp, Calipatria
Farm Security Administration (FSA) migrant labor camp. Calipatria, Imperial Valley, California. 155 migrant families in camp

Background imageHooverville Collection: Winter quarters, migratory agricultural workers

Winter quarters, migratory agricultural workers
Tulare County. Winter quarters, migratory agricultural workers. Beside the highway. Tulare County, California

Background imageHooverville Collection: Tubercular migrant in a potato pickers camp

Tubercular migrant in a potato pickers camp. Kern County, California

Background imageHooverville 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 agricultural workers. Imperial County, California

Background imageHooverville 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 agricultural workers. Imperial County, California

Background imageHooverville Collection: Refugees camped by the roadside beside an irrigated pea field

Refugees camped by the roadside beside an irrigated pea field
Forty families of drought and depression refugees camped by the roadside beside an irrigated pea field

Background imageHooverville 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 agricultural workers. Imperial County, California

Background imageHooverville Collection: Drought refugees in Phoenix, Arizona, 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange

Drought refugees in Phoenix, Arizona, 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Drought refugees in Phoenix, Arizona. One of the many cases of Tennessee ex-farmers drifting around, looking for work in cotton

Background imageHooverville Collection: Part of a roadside ranch camp, twelve tents in this group

Part of a roadside ranch camp, twelve tents in this group
Part 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

Background imageHooverville 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 the Los Angeles police

Background imageHooverville Collection: Arkansas family in California, 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange

Arkansas family in California, 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Arkansas family in California

Background imageHooverville Collection: Kern County camp for migrants, fifteen miles out of Bakersfield

Kern County camp for migrants, fifteen miles out of Bakersfield
Kern 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

Background imageHooverville Collection: Recreation in a migratory agricultural workers camp near Holtville

Recreation in a migratory agricultural workers camp near Holtville, California

Background imageHooverville Collection: Drought refugees, California, 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange

Drought refugees, California, 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Drought refugees in California

Background imageHooverville Collection: Drought refugees, California, 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange

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

Background imageHooverville Collection: String of five housecars, California, 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange

String of five housecars, California, 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange
String of five housecars. This group represents good conditions among pea pickers. California

Background imageHooverville Collection: Pea picker's home, Nipomo, California, 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange

Pea picker's home, Nipomo, California, 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Pea picker's home. The condition of these people warrant resettlement camps for migrant agricultural workers. Nipomo, California

Background imageHooverville Collection: Refugee families near Holtville, California, 1937. Creator: Dorothea Lange

Refugee families near Holtville, California, 1937. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Refugee families near Holtville, California

Background imageHooverville Collection: Ditch bank camp for migrant agricultural workers

Ditch bank camp for migrant agricultural workers. California

Background imageHooverville Collection: Drought refugees in California migrant camp, 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange

Drought refugees in California migrant camp, 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Drought refugees in California migrant camp

Background imageHooverville Collection: Families from the Dust Bowl in Texas in an overnight roadside camp near Calipatria

Families from the Dust Bowl in Texas in an overnight roadside camp near Calipatria
Four families, three of them related with fifteen children, from the Dust Bowl in Texas in an overnight roadside camp near Calipatria, California

Background imageHooverville Collection: Mother and three children in a California squatter camp, 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange

Mother and three children in a California squatter camp, 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Mother and three children in a California squatter camp

Background imageHooverville Collection: Grandmother of twenty-two children living in Kern County migrant camp

Grandmother of twenty-two children living in Kern County migrant camp. California

Background imageHooverville Collection: Aged woman with three of her twenty-two grandchildren

Aged woman with three of her twenty-two grandchildren, Kern county migrant camp, California. [Sign: Warning! No Visitors. By Order of Health Officer']

Background imageHooverville Collection: Water supply, Migratory camp for cotton pickers

Water supply, Migratory camp for cotton pickers
Water supply. Migratory camp for cotton pickers. San Joaquin Valley, California. American River camp

Background imageHooverville Collection: Arkansas family washing dishes, seven months in California, 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange

Arkansas family washing dishes, seven months in California, 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Arkansas family. Seven months in California. Washing dishes

Background imageHooverville Collection: Part of migrant family of five encamped near Porterville

Part of migrant family of five encamped near Porterville, California, while waiting for work in the orange groves

Background imageHooverville Collection: California migrant camp, 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange

California migrant camp, 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange
California migrant camp

Background imageHooverville Collection: Migrant pea pickers camp in the rain, California, 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange

Migrant pea pickers camp in the rain, California, 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Migrant pea pickers camp in the rain. California

Background imageHooverville Collection: In one of the largest pea camps in California, 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange

In one of the largest pea camps in California, 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange
In one of the largest pea camps in California

Background imageHooverville Collection: Migrant camp in California during the pea harvesting

Migrant camp in California during the pea harvesting. San Luis Obispo County, California

Background imageHooverville Collection: Housing for Oklahoma refugees, California, Kern County, 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange

Housing for Oklahoma refugees, California, Kern County, 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Housing for Oklahoma refugees. California, Kern County

Background imageHooverville Collection: Migrant workers camp, outskirts of Marysville, California, 1935. Creator: Dorothea Lange

Migrant workers camp, outskirts of Marysville, California, 1935. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Migrant workers camp, outskirts of Marysville, California

Background imageHooverville Collection: Dust bowl refugees living in camps in California, 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange

Dust bowl refugees living in camps in California, 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Dust bowl refugees living in camps in California

Background imageHooverville Collection: Motherless migrant children - they work in the cotton, 1935. Creator: Dorothea Lange

Motherless migrant children - they work in the cotton, 1935. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Motherless migrant children. They work in the cotton

Background imageHooverville Collection: Squatter camp, California, 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange

Squatter camp, California, 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Squatter camp. California

Background imageHooverville Collection: Migratory family in auto camp, California, 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange

Migratory family in auto camp, California, 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Migratory family in auto camp. California

Background imageHooverville Collection: Squatter camp near Shafter, California, 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange

Squatter camp near Shafter, California, 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Squatter camp near Shafter, California

Background imageHooverville Collection: Wife and child of migrant worker

Wife and child of migrant worker, encamped near Winters, California. This is a proposed location of Resettlement Administration migrant camp

Background imageHooverville Collection: Children of drought refugees camped by highway outside of Fresno

Children of drought refugees camped by highway outside of Fresno, California. The parents are working in the cotton field

Background imageHooverville Collection: Squatters camp near Farmersville, Tulare County, California, 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange

Squatters camp near Farmersville, Tulare County, California, 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Squatters camp near Farmersville. Tulare County, California

Background imageHooverville Collection: Squatter camp, outskirts of Bakersfield, California, 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange

Squatter camp, outskirts of Bakersfield, California, 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Squatter camp. Outskirts of Bakersfield, California. Note number of auto trailers and trailer being constructed on left

Background imageHooverville Collection: Food supply of migrant family, American River camp near Sacramento

Food supply of migrant family, American River camp near Sacramento
Food supply of migrant family. American River camp near Sacramento, California

Background imageHooverville Collection: Dirty clothes and flies, American River camp

Dirty clothes and flies, American River camp
Dirty clothes and flies. American River camp, near Sacramento, California

Background imageHooverville Collection: Migratory orange picker's camp, Exeter, California, 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange

Migratory orange picker's camp, Exeter, California, 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Migratory orange picker's camp. Exeter, California

Background imageHooverville Collection: Children of destitute family, American River camp

Children of destitute family, American River camp
Children of destitute family. American River camp, near Sacramento, California

Background imageHooverville Collection: Destitute family, American River camp

Destitute family, American River camp
Destitute family. American River camp. Five children aged two to seventeen. Near Sacramento California. [Sign: "I must have work or food"]

Background imageHooverville Collection: Destitute family, American River camp

Destitute family, American River camp
Destitute family. American River camp, Sacramento, California

Background imageHooverville Collection: Destitute family, American River camp

Destitute family, American River camp
Destitute family. American River camp, Sacramento, California. Five children, aged two to seventeen years

Background imageHooverville Collection: Daughter of a migrant fruit worker

Daughter of a migrant fruit worker. American River camp outside of Sacramento, California

Background imageHooverville Collection: Child of migratory worker, American River camp near Sacramento

Child of migratory worker, American River camp near Sacramento
Child of migratory worker. American River camp near Sacramento, California

Background imageHooverville Collection: Wife and five children of migratory fruit worker

Wife and five children of migratory fruit worker. American River camp on outskirts of Sacramento, California. Have worked in the fruit since 1931

Background imageHooverville Collection: Daughter of migrant Tennessee coal miner

Daughter of migrant Tennessee coal miner. Living in the American River Camp near Sacramento, California

Background imageHooverville Collection: American River camp, Sacramento, 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange

American River camp, Sacramento, 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange
American River camp, Sacramento. Home of Tennessee family, now migratory workers. Seven in family, came to California July 1935, following relatives who had come in 1933

Background imageHooverville Collection: Migrant camp on the outskirts of Sacramento

Migrant camp on the outskirts of Sacramento, California on the American River. About thirty families lived on this flat

Background imageHooverville Collection: Tubercular mother from Oklahoma now living in the Kern migrant camp (resettlement)

Tubercular mother from Oklahoma now living in the Kern migrant camp (resettlement), California. She receives daily visits from the county nurse

Background imageHooverville Collection: Tom Collins, manager of Kern migrant camp talking with drought refugee and her

Tom Collins, manager of Kern migrant camp talking with drought refugee and her four sons. California

Background imageHooverville Collection: Migratory woman, Greek, living in a cotton camp near Exeter

Migratory woman, Greek, living in a cotton camp near Exeter, California

Background imageHooverville Collection: Drought refugees from Oklahoma in cotton camp near Exeter

Drought refugees from Oklahoma in cotton camp near Exeter, California

Background imageHooverville Collection: Texas drought refugees in cotton camp near Exeter

Texas drought refugees in cotton camp near Exeter, California

Background imageHooverville Collection: Cotton camp near Exeter, California, 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange

Cotton camp near Exeter, California, 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Cotton camp near Exeter, California. The woman is a native of California

Background imageHooverville Collection: Migratory woman, Greek, living in a cotton camp near Exeter

Migratory woman, Greek, living in a cotton camp near Exeter, California

Background imageHooverville Collection: Drought refugees from Texas encamped in California near Exeter

Drought refugees from Texas encamped in California near Exeter. Seven in family



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