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The Schroeder family's new house, Dead Ox Flat, Malheur County, Oregon, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange

The Schroeder family's new house. Cleared and irrigated fields of their land beyond. Dead Ox Flat, Malheur County, Oregon

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Pea picker camp, Calipatria, Imperial Valley, California, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange

Pea picker camp. This family had been farm owners in Oklahoma, lost their farm and for the last three years "have been draggin our children around California. We're a have-to case." Calipatria, Imperial Valley, California. [Woman using Nesco steel rust-resisting washtub]

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A grandmother in a contractor's camp, Stanislaus County, California, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange

A grandmother in a contractor's camp. Stanislaus County, California. "Been in California fourteen months from Oklahoma. The main thing is to get our families located and quieted down. Ain't no use to send them back; it's a waste of money. They won't stay."

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